Standup Notes 2020 04 29

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

Topics and Call-outs

• SecureDrop 1.3.0 Check-In

  • RC1 debs available on apt-test

  • QA test plan available (less sections for in-depth OSSEC testing, Journalist API testing)

  • First (VM) fresh install is good, if cycles available, please pick a QA scenario and go for it!

  • QA matrix: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SlpNf6rq7gI1Pp-hSSLq2ixbrdKiXFGV8kluVMqpQd4/edit#gid=0

  • Ro will do NUC7DNH testing EOD

  • John will do BNH testing

  • 7 languages translated already, need reviews

• SecureDrop Client/Workstation Check-In

  • SDK dep was bumped yesterday - https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/1076
  • Wipe clipboard draft PR still open for comments - https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/1071
  • Defer fix for wrapping issue or try to land in 0.2.0?
    • Defer for 0.2.0, maybe land in 0.3.0
  • May need docs for staging nightlies for QA

• Reminder: Input appreciated on feature pitches doc

Allie

Yesterday:

• Reviewed SDK release
• Reviewed dev-packages-lfs PR
• Preparing for fresh install QA, running into some issues with Netgate/Tails

Today:

• ^^
• Appt, will be off for 2 hours

Blockers or Asks: Might poke John or others for QA help

Conor (async)

Yesterday:

• Non-SD work, did not re-review tags PR as hoped

Today:

• Resuming (finishing!) pilot install with Harlo

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Erik

Yesterday:

• Addressed/responded to open comments on https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation-docs/pull/35 and https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/533 (clipboard PRs)
• Added docs PR with language re: USB-C impact of our BIOS settings on recommended hardware platform (T480): https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation-docs/pull/38
• Grantwriting work - one proposal shipped, another one still in the works
• Responded re: potential SD fellowship

Today:

• Cont'd grantwriting work
• Meeting w/ Tor folks re: UX for .onion discoverability / HTTPSEverywhere changes
• Further follow-up on open PRs as needed

Blockers or Asks: None

Jen

Yesterday:

• Lots of meetings, this morning started on https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-security/issues/30
• Looked at some of the issues discovered in round 1 of QA

Today:

• First finishing https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-security/issues/30 to put something up for review
• Then doing clipboard review which I still didn't get to yesterday
• A fair few meetings today
• Otherwise next I might work on functional tests, and QA for workstation and releasing those when ready

Blockers or Asks:

• None

John

Yesterday:

• PTO

Today:

• https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-security/issues/29
• 1.3.0 QA

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Kev

Yesterday:

• RC1 debs
• QA

Today:

• Flesh out test plan
• Update testing of 1Us
• Feedback on feature pitches doc
• Poke at https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5211

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Today:

• Filed https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5212
• Filed https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5211
• A few more different vagrant + tails errors, will file bugs if I can reproduce
• Finally started the QA process after having a proper fresh setup,

Tomorrow:

• Continue QA
• Looking at the wrapping issue

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Mickael

Yesterday:

• Non-SD
• Reviewing copy/paste changes
• QA (upgrade scenario)

Today:

• QA (upgrade scenario)
• Copy/paste docs and workstation PR

Blockers or Asks: None

Ro

Yesterday:

• Meetings
• Report changes
• Misc support

Today:

• The same!
• Meeting with Harlo (& maybe Mickael?) to discuss audit report, goal is to get it out this week
• Afternoon QA, added my hardware to text matrix

Blockers or Asks:

• none