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Erik Moeller edited this page May 24, 2019 · 1 revision

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

Topics and Call-outs

Release update:

  • Testing proceeding, done w/ upgrade testing for Mac Minis. Moving on to 1U upgrade testing.
  • Please note: Change to add HTTP DELETE method does not show up on upgrade unless you run the playbooks. Only required for SecureDrop Workstation, which will require performing that step. -> Add note to release notes
  • NUC5 upgrade testing is most critical missing test -- Mickael will take a stab atit

Potential eng meeting topics:

  • 4.14 kernel migration

Everywhere else but SecureDrop we're using 4.14. 4.4 reaches EOL ~end of this year. Should upgrade soon. 4.14 has stronger security features, patches are backported more quickly. Config advantages -- we can re-use configuration across deployments. Hardware support will require a fair bit of testing.

In both of these scenarios, we'd like to have a CD workflow where packages get built as changes are merged. Even with manual repo mgmt, we have a clobbering issue due to lack of state management.

Workstation CD issue: we'd also have to update pip mirror when dependencies are updates.

Priority will be workstation packaging CD. Need to update policy in all relevant workstation repos re: dependency management. Write script that increments versions. Package updates would be automatic. CircleCI job implementation. Set up LFS repos. Breakout conversations about infra architecture to come; SecureDrop work will be done in n+1 or n+2 sprint.

Allie

Yesterday:

  • Worked on testing queue implementation

Today:

  • Cont'd work on that, add test coverage

Blockers or Asks: None

Conor

Yesterday:

  • SDW testing, will open tickets for 1) admin tooling and 2) using new template RPM in salt configs
  • Brief review of WIP export flow

Today:

Blockers or Asks:

  • Interested in scheduling a CD conversation for SD packages (RPMs first, then debs); after release

Erik

Yesterday:

  • Pre-release messaging done
  • Work on workstation & UX/Qubes funding proposals
  • SD support

Today:

  • Work on UX/Qubes funding proposal
  • SD support

Blockers or Asks: None

Jen

Yesterday:

  • did a review pass through queue
  • made small fix to first last name PR, merged it
  • fixed up contributor PR from pyccon into core and merged it

Today:

  • got mostly meetings today
  • otherwise I owe some threat model review

Blockers or Asks:

  • none

John

Yesterday:

  • QA
  • PR review - first name / last name
  • added issue to address translator concerns about new messaging

Today:

  • export
  • docs PRs

Blockers or Asks:

  • none

Kev

Yesterday:

  • Upgrade testing for Mac Mini
  • Small docs PR re: sudo usage

Today:

  • Cont'd upgrade testing

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Today

  • Reviewed SQLAlchemy 1.3.3 diff update and did not die (115k lines of source code level update)

Mickael

Yesterday:

  • Made progress on USB export flow, have something that more or less works!

Today:

  • Check in with John on ^^
  • Intel NUC5 testing
  • Threat model review

Blockers or Asks: None

Nina

Yesterday:

  • OTF proposal fun
  • USENIX proposal(s) fun
  • Reply/Network failure multi-stage rollout fun

Today:

  • AWESOME UX meeting with David sharing learnings from field trainings
  • Really annoying ~2hr errand
  • Notes cleanup/share from above
  • Possible design review on Reply/Network multi-stage failure oppties
  • More OTF fun; include partner coordination summary for Erik

Blockers or Asks:

  • Erik, Jen, Allie—any time today perhaps, we cd squeeze-in an adhoc design review? Too much awesome from David to permit for, in UX mtng
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