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Erik Moeller edited this page Aug 5, 2020 · 1 revision

Participants (alphabetical): Allie, Conor, Erik, Kevin, Kushal (async), Mickael

Topics and Call-outs

Support Sync later today

  • Quick update on latest read/unread research
  • Check-in on HTTPSEverywhere "onion name" pilot & next steps

u2mfn kernel module build issue update

  • Nina encountered issue last week, well after fix landed
  • Debugging showed that her workstation was successfully updated & running latest packages, but u2mfn module not built in some VMs
  • Conor attempting to get repro -- so far not been able to through automated script, but did not include VM reboot yet
  • Kev: Worth upstream ping? Even just asking for assistance in light of our custom kernel build process
  • Mickael: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5212 provides some additional backgroudn

Release schedule redux

  • Proposal on the table: Due to 4 week (accelerated) Tails release schedule, decouple from Tails a little bit. Release SecureDrop 1.6.0 on September 22 instead of August 25
  • Goal is still to reduce QA burden of releases, make Admin/Journalist Workstation updates easier, etc.
  • Kev: Seems reasonable, should test new Tails releases in between
  • Erik: Run bulk announce for every new Tails release
  • ACTION: Erik to udpate calendar, milestone, including addition of Tails calendar entries

Token revocation in SD Core

  • Came up in context of syncing user data for udpating reply badges
  • Flagging for technical discussion (maybe at Client mtg tomorrow) -- should SD Core revoke login tokens under more circumstances (e.g., username change)

Allie

Yesterday:

  • Template inventory for consolidation work

  • Journalist reply badges backend

    • Noticed auth badge updating issue, need to do some cleanup there to auth badge doesn't fall out of sync with server-side updates

Today:

  • Looking at Salt logic, packaging logic -- understand every file that's modified and whether Salt logic, packaging logic is modifying it
  • Will document auth badge changes
  • Meet w/ Nina about last user interview

Blockers or Asks: Chat with Mickael about that

Conor

Yesterday:

  • Attempted kernel repro based on Erik & Nina's report, failed to repro

Today:

Blockers or Asks:

  • None

Erik

Yesterday:

  • Some backlog grooming, sprint planning prep
  • Debugging kernel issue w/ Nina & Conor
  • Chat w/ Allie & Mickael re: implementation plan for reply badges
  • Cont'd work on SecureDrop sustainability/revenue strategy

Today:

  • Continued sprint planning prep, check-in w/ Mickael on sprint priorities
  • Prep for round 2 of read/unread research
  • Onboarding chat with Joan (Internews-sponsored contributor who will help w/ open source community management for 3 months)
  • Follow-up on WIP technical work as time permits

Blockers or Asks: Allie: may still ping you for updater Qt help, maybe tomorrow/ EOD today?

John

PTO

Kev

Yesterday: (Friday)

  • Add securedrop-admin verify command to make testinfra more user-friendly

Today:

  • User research planning, support sync
  • Sprint tasks

Blockers or Asks:

Kushal

Today:

Tomorrow:

Blockers or Asks:

  • none, but anxiety is a pain :(

Mickael

Yesterday:

  • reviewed conor's rpm in dev changes
  • sprint prep / backlog review Today:
  • meetings, including user research prep
  • work with allie on config survey for template consolidation Blockers or Asks:
  • none

Ro

PTO

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