Standup Notes 2021 02 24

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

Topics and Call-outs

1.8.0

• Disable ipv6 on Focal https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5810

• Disable V2 restore on Focal https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5677

  • merged

• Test plan / QA prep & first RC

  • Kev will cut branch once ipv6 change is merged

  • Kev will handle QA matrix

  • Mickael will prepare changelog

  • Probably no RC1 testing today yet

Slow CI

• We'll discuss more post-release, but opportunistic performance improvements welcome
• Mickael suggests contextual CI changes, e.g. per-directory test runs

Allie

Yesterday:

• Security + export

Today:

• Security + export

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Focal-related PRs, massaging for CI for same

Today:

• Shepherding in https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5810
• Setting up libvirt/Tails admin VM

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Erik

Yesterday:

• Help facilitate infra team planning
• Write up revised SoW for UXFund and catch up w/ Nina
• Smol tweaks to securedrop-admin language; docs review

Today:

• Writing up test plans for two SecureDrop Workstation changes preparatory to release
• GPG key renewal
• Help with 1.8.0 and docs review as needed

Blockers or Asks: None

John

Yesterday:

Today:

• pushing string changes to weblate
• sorting out my qa hardware environment

Blockers or Asks:

• none

Kev

Yesterday:

• Reviewed #5677
• Added PR for disabling v2 installs on Focal hardware

Today:

• Review of docs PR https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/133 - backup and restore documentation

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Today:

• disable v2 PR update for CI error
• update and testing for https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5810
• https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5806 ntp removed pr

Tomorrow:

• Focal on hardware

Blockers or Asks:

• none

Mickael

Yesterday:

• Reviewed PRs for 1.8.0 Today:
• Release tasks w/ kev, starting with changelog Blockers or Asks:
• None

Ro

Yesterday:

• Small amount of cleanup on icinga stats tool
• Support comms
• DST correspondence
• Focal testing

Today:

• Docs #133 (thanks Kev for comments)
• Focal migration docs guide (initial docs PR tk just after standup)
• Focal reinstall

Blockers or Asks:

• None but might check with Kevin to ensure docs are in good shape