For archives of previous meetings, please see DevelTeamMeetings. == Apologies == * Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) - national holiday * Michael Vogt (mvo) - national holiday * Sebastien Bacher (seb128) - holiday * Till Kamppeter (tkamppeter) - national holiday == Agenda == 1. Roll call * Apologies * Introduce new starters (if any) 1. Review agenda * Review activity reports * Propose additional items * Accept agenda * Where is the right place to carry kernel /proc/sys settings? (kees) * procps (easy to change, but causes /etc/sysctl.conf merge warnings) * kernel (cleaner integration, but requires carrying a patch) * Where do Ubuntu's non-stock ulimits come from? (kees) * These are all unlimited and should not be: * pending signals (2048) * max locked memory (32) * POSIX message queues (819200?) * max user processes (2048) 1. Release readiness update 1. Other business == New Starters == * Kees Cook (keescook) - joining Server Team from IS * Henrik Nilsen Omma (heno) - new QA role == Activity Reports == === Adilson Oliveira (adilson) === * MOTU Q&A * Continuing the process of bringing in the hildon components. This week the main component, hildon-desktop, finally compiled. Now working on the support files like themes and locales. * Organizing issues to be taken care at DAM-4 next week. * Drafting Ubuntu Embedded Application Framework. === Alexander Sack (asac) === * firefox security updates 1.5.0.12 and 2.0.0.4 finished, QAed and uploaded * thunderbird security update 1.5.0.12 (2.0.0.4 is not yet released) * discussing "vendor" driven security support for upstream abandoned firefox 1.8.0 branch (with redhat) - more on this soon. * initial coding (and upstream discussion) for easy/automatic codec install feature in gnash * evaluating nspluginwrapper for 32-bit plugins on firefox amd64; next: draft a spec * discussing web-service implementation for firefox-addon service with proposed community volunteer(s) * LinuxTag * MOTU mentoring === Ben Collins (BenC) === * Fixup l-u-m upload to fix ftbfs on sparc * Performance review call * Kernel security/update conf call * Work on kernel security/update process doc === Brian Murray (bdmurray) === Bug triaging: * assigned packages to some bugs that had none i.e. were just filed against Ubuntu * closing old bugs marked needs info and without a response * reading through bug mailing list and triaging bugs Bug helper: * Bug hunting via bughelper * created multiple clue files Other: * phone call with cjwatson * phone call with heno * QA team application review === Bryce Harrington (bryce) === Packaging * Package merges/syncs: beforelight (take 2) * Reviewed Timo's xorg package for upload * Began looking into updating fglrx (and nvidia) in restricted-drivers Testing / Bugs * Bug triage * Closed many xorg NEEDS INFO bugs > 3 mo w/ no answer * Fixed some bugs, passed some upstream, etc. * Began conceptualizing acceptance testing approach for xorg * Testing/troubleshooting on Dell 1505n laptop; posted status to warthogs; updated it a few times from reader comments * Reviewed NVidia's troubleshooting FAQ and addressed LP bugs on those issues Specs * xorg 7.3 status (ACCEPTED): * http://people.ubuntu.com/~bryce/Xorg/versions_current.html * xorg merged by Timo * got review comments from colin * waiting for new Debian bits to emerge from EXPERIMENTAL * bulletproof-x status (ACCEPTED): * got review comments from quinn & colin * implemented preliminary failsafeXServer script + INSTALL file (And it actually works!) * tested in VESA mode on T30. * displayconfig-gtk status (REVIEW) * Testing bzr-head against different systems (ati, radeon, intel) * Sending patches for minor fixes here and there * Assisting in bug triaging/reporting * compiz-by-default status (REVIEW) * Testing, adding to spec Misc * Began creating a high-level development summary page for X: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X === Daniel Holbach (dholbach) === GNOME * gnome-orca upload * worked on DesktopTeam wiki * sponsored a lot of packages for new contributors, YAY * vte fix, gtksourceviewmm and nemiver updates, updated gnome-specimen, fixed gdm color bug, fixed gnome-sesion to work with gnome-power-manager again MOTU * motu mentoring * motu documentation * MOTU Q&A session * motu discussions * reviewing motu packages/patches * sponsored a lot of packages for new contributors, YAY Bug Tools * bughelper upload Misc * status update meeting * derivative team discussions Bug Triage Artwork * artwork discussions * hacked on art builder === Evan Dandrea (evand) === * Prepared installers for Tribe 1 by testing images and fixing bugs in Ubiquity. * Started work on a contributing to Ubiquity document. * Answered questions from mythbuntu developers. * Did preliminary work for OSX and Vista support in migration-assistant. * Started work on ubiquity-automation. Slow progress. * Completed another merge. === Fabio Di Nitto (fabbione) === * catch up after being sick * multipath-tools SRU finally in -proposed * fixed silo-installer outstanding bugs * tested pre-Tribe1 cd on sparc * more preparation work to move ubuntulog to the datacenter * gfs1 and gfs2 updates and testing * looking into a d-i for feisty-proposed/-updates to catch the last kernel but waiting for a new one to skip regressions introduced by -16-. * system-config-cluster update to something that works. === Henrik Omma (heno) === * Bug triage * worked with forum ambassadors to extend the testing section of the forum to a more general QA section wit sub-sections for ISO testing, -proposed testing and bug triage * GSoC mentoring, with weekly meeting * start of ISO testing cycle with tribe 1 * Coordinating various ISO tracker tweaks with stgraber * Interviews and various conf calls === Ian Jackson (iwj) === Done: * Discussed with Scott, and wrote a new disk full testing spec. (FullFilesystemSanityGutsy). Scott yet to approve but I've already started on trying to find where in libc to hack it. (Ideally I want to hack libc so I can catch in one place every syscall that returns ENOSPC.) * Various ongoing discussionlets about winmodem support, particulary in the context of Dell. The situation really needs improvement. * Got mvo to introduce me to Carlos Garnacho so we could get him to fix the default dialling type (apropos of winmodem support, but should be fixed generally). I also fixed the seeds to put sl-modem-daemon on the CD. * Updated the consistent-login-screen spec to prefer the VC switching approach at least at first. This is as unpopular as I expected and I predict that the end result will be a decision to turn off fast user switching. * Merged dpkg from svn to get the latest lpia changes. * Various other loose ends I've forgotten. === Jonathan Riddell (Riddell) === done: * release management discussion * Packaging Qt 4.3.0 * Packaging KOffice 1.6.3 * Finishing merges * main inclusion reports for strigi * SoC student mentoring * Fixing XDG menu problems in KControl * Testing tribe 1 CDs and making fixes * Mentoring Hobbsee to edit seeds and meta package * updating KDE 4 build in preparation for kde-system-settings spec todo: * release tribe 1 * kde-system-settings spec === Kees Cook (keescook) === Progress: * Security Updates * built/tested/published gimp update (USN-467-1) * published firefox update (USN-468-1) * published thunderbird update (USN-469-1) * reviewed/tested/published clamav update * Vulnerability Mitigation * /proc/$pid/maps protection enabled * built initial VMs for ASLR testing * hunted down ulimit defaults * reviewed/sponsored AppArmor uploads * Investigations * "star" deadlock * hash validation in apt * Bug Triage * cleared security bug reports of needless private/security flags * added dups, subs, and priv/sec flag handling to python-launchpad-bugs Outstanding Issues: * AppArmor patches are needed in Gutsy kernel to continue testing work * VMWare WS6 licenses needed before 30 day license expires === Kenneth Wimer (kwwii) === * UME mockups (IM, Keyboard, single-top-bar layout as specified by Intel) * Created example theme * Created documentation on using the AutomaticArtworkBuilder * next week: mountain view === Kyle McMartin (kylem) === Kernel: * dapper kernel cve tracking Misc: * booking flights * filing expenses * preparing for mobile sprint === Martin Pitt (pitti) === Spec status: * all written up and pending approval * apport-better-retracing: got points 1 to 4 implemented now, last item is in progress Merges: all done except for dhcdbd, will do after Tribe-1 Other stuff done that week: * Release management/engineering and related bug fixes for Tribe-1 * New langpacks for stable-proposed and gutsy === Mathias Gug (mathiaz) === * AppArmor integration * Improve management scripts. * Package new updates. * Debug profiles. * Send patches to upstream, accepted. * Update guide on wiki: UsingAppArmor. * Profiles are shipped in complain mode by default. * Get in touch with Grant Defayette that is interested in developing a GUI to manage apparmor profiles. * Spent Tuesday at Montreal support office. * Meet the support team. * Ubuntu MOTU: * Install and play with pbuilder and schroot. * Ubuntu: * Attend distro meeting, server meeting. * Ubuntu Server: * Wiki gardening for UbuntuServer, LP spec registration. * Work on specs for system administration framework evaluation: * sysadmin-framework-eval * sysadmin-framework-eval-criteria === Matthias Klose (doko) === Activity: * prepared and uploaded gutsy OOo, and related packages * glibc debian merge * new tcl/tk subminor upstream versions === Michael Vogt (mvo) === Misc: * mail catchup from vacation * fixes in AutomaticCodecInstallation gstreamer caps intersection code, fixed some bugs that were discovered after the release, fixed missing gst-inspection in gst-fluendo-mpegdemux * fixes in the desktop data extraction for desktop files with multiple sections * hacking on displayconfig-gtk (xrandr1.2 support started, ui discussion with sebastian and coordination with upstream of the backend) * updated/uploaded compiz to the latest git version for the compcomm (formerly known as beryl) project and some fighting with it (keeps crashing/hanging my system, might be HW related) * looked a bit into compcomm, but Amaranth is currently packaging it (it looks straightforward) * started with debian-deity mailing list catchup and merged some apt patches (more to come) and added lpia support into apt (required a bit of fiddling) Specs: * work on libapt package failure apport integration (good progress) Bugs: * gnome-app-install bug triage * debugged crash in auto-upgrader tester with Spads * debugging strangeness in g-s-t with iwj and asked upstream (garnacho) for help in the end who fixed the issue :) SoC: * reviewed/sponsored brasero upload build with libburn === Phillip Lougher (pkl) === * CVE analysis and tracking * Several attempts at another Feisty-security kernel upload * Conference call to discuss security/update kernel processes === Sebastien Bacher (seb128) === On holiday. === Søren Hansen (shawarma) === * Samba bug triaging * (redhat-)system-config-samba packaging (pending upload) * eBox evaluation, tweaking, and packaging. * MOTU mentoring * Go through the server seeds looking for candidates for special server team care. (Doing a tiny bit of seed janitorial work in the process) === Till Kamppeter (tkamppeter) === Done: * Repackaged CUPS Driver Development Kit (cupsddk, www.cups.org), as it contained GPLed PostScript files without source * New ghostscript to sync up with upstream and to fix bug #118785 (/usr/bin/gsc conflicts with gambc package). * Answered bug reports. === Tim Gardner (rtg) === General: * Madwifi CVE in l-r-m for Feisty/Edgy/Dapper Kernel: * Dapper CVE === Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen) === ~+'''NO REPORT RECEIVED.'''+~ == Actions == ## Added after the meeting and mailed out.