Standup Notes 2020 05 26

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

Topics and Call-outs

• SecureDrop Workstation Release

  • Further testing of https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/558 required?
  • Conor will merge after standup
  • Mickael will prepare RC2, Erik will test
  • If all looks good and RC2 QA successful, may proceed to release soon
  • Kev will test copy/paste logic as part of RC2 QA

• SecureDrop 1.4.0

  • Async deletion PR status https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5257 - jen currently doing last quick test of latest push, then will merge if all looks good
  • John working on sec #31

• New community PR: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5279 (invalid password length handling in SD core)

• Support Sync - discussion re: firewall recommendations, logistics check-in re: pilot

• REMINDER: Redmine 4 upgrade this evening pacific time

Allie

Yesterday: (Friday)

• Moved Stylesheet PR out of WIP to ready for review, opened several followup issues

Today:

• Finish review of duplicate queue job removal: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/975
• Continue work on https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/issues/906 to prevent segfaults when accessing database objects in the client
• Available for review or reproing issues as needed

Blockers or Asks: None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Initial review of https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/558, two passes

Today:

• We've agreed https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/558 is ready to go in, so will approve & merge
• This evening (PT) is migration of Support portal server, downtime of ~1.5h

Blockers or Asks:

• Standing by to review SDW RPM rc2

Erik

Yesterday: (Friday)

• QA, generally no issues, ran into one odd set of logged DB errors which may be an edge case: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/issues/1095

Today:

• QA for next SecureDrop Workstation release, as warranted
• Follow-up on potential Internews SecureDrop fellowship
• Assist with Redmine 4 upgrade in the late PM

Blockers or Asks: None

Jen

Yesterday: Memorial day

Today:

• Merging John's deletion PR in a bit if all looks good
• Office hours - 3pm-4pm EDT
• Then actually starting on allie's dev docs unless workstation testing is needed

Blockers or Asks:

• None

John

Yesterday:

• deletion, #31

Today:

• #31, just need to test on hardware
• https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5232 (prevent 'deleted' journalist name)

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Kev

Yesterday:

Today:

• Workstation kernel build
• Copy/paste testing on RC2
• Community PR re: invalid password length

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Time off

Mickael

Yesterday:

Today:

• working on signing key update for SD Workstation - will likely go into 0.4.0
• prep RC2 RPMs

Blockers or Asks: None

Nina

Yesterday:

• Met with Pilot UxR team (Erik/Martin/Me) to chat goals, objectives, ops things
• Reviewed participant consent/info sheet
• Filed Export to VM ticket w/ UX Meeting notes: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-ux/issues/105
• Coordinated with Qubes team on above

Today:

• Make updates to Pilot participant Consent Notification form
• Continued work with Qubes team towards getting a quickly actionable issue together for them to execute in support of our asap Export to VM solution

Blockers or Asks: nope!

Ro

Today:

• Support comms (to discuss in support sync/among support folks async)
• low-key redmine investigation
• sprint tasks later today

Blockers or Asks:

• just an fyi: Qubes workstation setup delay (pebkac), have not had workstation QA cycles yet