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 (ct+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?