Standup Notes 2021 02 23

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

Topics and Call-outs

1.8.0

• Disable IPv6

  • Pending CI success, John will finish review

• ntp -> systemd-timesyncd

  • John will remove virtualbox guest additions for now, more Mac testing to come

  • Mickael or Conor will review

• Disable v2 logic

  • On Focal restores

    • Someone please have a look at https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5677 in your day time, or else kushal will look tomorrow

  • Kev will finish logic per expected behavior, John/Ro will review

  • On Focal installs

  • John/Kev will poke, may be after feature freeze

  • In sdconfig

  • Erik will close existing PR, open string change PR/open issue

• Apache configuration https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5797

  • Conor will flesh out test plan

  • Mickael will finish review

Allie

Yesterday:

• created strs for security issues and tested that several are fixed in client
• reviewed mickael's fix for one ^
• add secure boot instructions to docs: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/158

Today:

• run through strs during export flow and test that fix works for export
• open followup issue around how we can skip disabling secure boot

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Focal PRs: apache config, paxctl/d, ipv6 disable

Today:

• Addressing comments by Mickael on apache config PR (tests running now)
• Get CI passing on ipv6 PR (related to staging env vs apt-test)
• Watching that ntp PR like a hawk until it's green

Blockers or Asks:

• John: can you clarify your comments about ipv6 metapackage?

Erik

Yesterday:

• Fleshed out Safe Deletion docs; ready for review
• Poked at suppressing sdconfig options if not needed

Today:

• Suggesting a simpler PR to just tweak warning language in securedrop-admin
• Docs/support backlog

Blockers or Asks: None

John

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Kev

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Kushal

Today:

• Debugged https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5806
• reviewd https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5797
• Reviewied https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5808
• Reviewied https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5809

Tomorrow:

• review and hopefully less debugging Blockers or Asks:
• none

Mickael

Yesterday:

• merged safe delete
• opened several issues based on kushals findings, one release blocker already fixes

Today:

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Ro

Yesterday:

• Support comms + outreach
• DST planning
• Redmine cleanup
• Icinga stats, Icinga PR

Today:

• More support comms
• outreach plan for support milestones
• docs PR work (w/ Kev) Blockers or Asks:
• none