OSTEP Meeting 2013-02-14

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

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?