OSTEP Meeting 2013-02-14

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OSTEP Team Meeting 2013-02-07

Updates & Plans

Jon

  • Continuing on armv6hl builds
    • About 9600 packages built out of ~12000 - gcc, glibc {fossjon}
  • Upstreaming armv6hl changes - Tuesday (ctyler+fossjon)
  • Keep queuing, fixing errors (fossjon)
  • Add proper users to japan
  • Daily stats generation

Andrew Greene

  • Released RC1
    • Exploring a newer 2G image file
  • Keyboard & timezones in firstboot - bugfix
  • Wiki updates {partially done}
  • Need firmware update with sample code patches (ctyler)
  • Problem with garbage tickets being filed as tickets in Trac
    • Need a guest login to prevent bots (ctyler)
    • Consider some volunteers for Triage?
  • Testing a updatable friendly kernel package
  • Setting up external createrepo nfs hosts for Japan
  • Verify or que raspi related f18-rpfr-v6 packages {base + commonly used}
  • Composing future images {sigul signing + mash repo + compose}?

Andrew Oatley-Willis

  • Working on Trac admin tools
    • User PW change working
    • Admin add/remove/change of PWs is working
    • Test and deploy by Wed Feb 13 (oatley)
  • Backup keys {priority}
    • Will check and fix up (oatley)
  • Monitor db reads/writes speeds and /mnt/koji space on Japan {storage setup / backup?}

Dmitry Kozunov

  • Busy with tests! Do not add tasks!
  • guipio front-end (DarthJava)

Chris Tyler

  • guipio back-end (ctyler)
  • Pidora planning (ctyler)
  • Partner discussions / grant docs
  • Pheonix transition plans
  • Repoclosure report (ctyler)

To Do

  • Physical Arrangement/Layout
    • Move everything from the closet to the lab
    • Storage of things moved {organization}
    • Test systems?
  • Builders
    • Smarttop kernel update for ssd usage
    • Update Pandas for build use
    • Remaining Trimslices
    • Samsungs order -- Arndales shipping soon
    • Consistant OS/Kernels across builders with a v6 chroot inside?
  • Hub/Servers
    • Main Koji hub/web setup
    • Separate DB storage setup/changes?
    • Separate Repo storage setup/changes?

Pidora 18

  • Check name with Spot
  • Updated splash screen
  • QA
    • Test multiple video configurations
    • Test on Rev 1, Rev 2, 256M, 512M, various card sizes
  • Release
    • Pi Day!
    • Mirror via RPF including repos
    • Video demo of features
      • Feature list
      • Feature screenshots
      • Feature videos
      • Overview video
    • Installation
      • Instructions for various platforms/card burning tools
      • Video of various installation tools
      • Explanation of how imaging works
    • Headless
      • Instructions for headless setup
      • ip-info enabled by default - both ip-flash and ip-read
  • Hacking features
    • quick2wire library
    • rpi.gpio library
    • other hacking libraries
    • sample programs for accessing various devices
    • guipio experimental program
    • include basic dev tools sufficient to build the sample programs
    • include raspberry pi pinout information
  • Magnagement
    • updates-testing repository
    • mirrorlist URL (MirrorManager?)
  • Usability
    • Accessibility suite?
  • OOBE
    • Ensure that the resizer does not excessively slow down the first startup
    • Optimize fast boot and shutdown
    • Set firefox default homepage to Pidora home page (pidora.org? pidora.ca? pidora.senecacollege.ca?)
  • Brand
    • Pidora logo
    • Pidora web site
  • Store
    • Provide a way to use the store (web helper? application? alien?)
  • Community
    • Invite selected beta testers -> encourage them to prepare blog posts etc.
    • Provide an easy bug reporting mechanism
    • Build some buzz around the release
  • Deals
    • Make arrangements with one or more vendors for preloaded cards
  • Documentation
    • Installation instructions written by Seneca techdoc students?