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21 msgid "[[!meta title=\"Tails report for February, 2014\"]]\n"
30 msgid "Tails 0.22.1 was released on February 4."
40 "Tails has been started more than 222 134 times in February. This make 7 933 "
41 "boots a day in average."
45 msgid "453 082 downloads of the OpenPGP signature of Tails ISO. Weird."
49 msgid "92 reports were received through WhisperBack."
63 "Great progress was made towards better integrated, and more usable, [[!"
64 "tails_gitweb_branch feature/bridge-mode desc=\"support for using Tor bridges"
65 "\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 5479]]). This implied working with the TBB team to "
66 "improve Tor Launcher, so that we can start it as a standalone XUL "
67 "application, instead of as a browser add-on."
72 "[[MAC spoofing support|contribute/design/MAC_address]] was [[!"
73 "tails_gitweb_branch feature/spoof-mac desc=\"completed\"]] and merged ([[!"
74 "tails_ticket 5421]])."
79 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/6508-incremental-upgrades-phase-four desc="
80 "\"Phase four\"]] of incremental upgrades was completed ([[!tails_ticket "
81 "6508]]), and given it was enabled by default in Tails 0.22.1, most users "
82 "will see it in action when 0.23 is out."
87 "One may now [[!tails_gitweb_branch_winterfairy bugfix/allow-ibus-start desc="
88 "\"start IBus manually\"]] in locales environment where it is disabled by "
89 "default ([[!tails_ticket 6656]])."
94 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/amd64-kernel desc=\"Ship a 64-bit kernel\"]] "
95 "in replacement for the 686-pae one ([[!tails_ticket 5456]])."
100 "The branch to [[!tails_gitweb_branch 5588-no-autologin-consoles desc=\"stop "
101 "creating auto-login text consoles\"]] was merged ([[!tails_ticket 5588]])."
104 #. type: Bullet: '- '
106 "Support for persistence of I2P state was [[!tails_gitweb_branch_kytv feature/"
107 "i2p-persistence desc=\"drafted\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 5544]])."
110 #. type: Bullet: '- '
112 "The website [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/cleanup-ikiwiki-setup desc=\"lock "
113 "down\"]] was merged and deployed."
116 #. type: Bullet: '- '
118 "A branch to [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/6790-remove-cookie-monster desc="
119 "\"stop installing Cookie Monster\"]] was prepared ([[!tails_ticket 6790]])."
122 #. type: Bullet: '- '
124 "Some initial work to improve the Greeter's administration password interface "
125 "was done ([[!tails_ticket 5594]])."
129 msgid "Software updates:"
132 #. type: Bullet: '- '
133 msgid "I2P has been updated to 0.9.11 ([[!tails_ticket 6696]])."
136 #. type: Bullet: '- '
138 "We have uploaded Pidgin 2.10.9 to squeeze-backports, and we now install it "
139 "from there ([[!tails_ticket 6661]])."
142 #. type: Bullet: '- '
144 "Install [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/poedit-from-backports desc=\"Poedit "
145 "from squeeze-backports-sloppy\"]], where we have uploaded it some time ago "
146 "([[!tails_ticket 6456]])."
149 #. type: Bullet: '- '
151 "The fact that Linux 3.12 is not in Debian unstable anymore [[!"
152 "tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/linux-kbuild-3.12-from-testing desc=\"was taken "
156 #. type: Bullet: '- '
158 "The [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/linux-3.13 desc=\"branch\"]] that "
159 "installs Linux 3.13 was updated."
163 msgid "Bug and regression fixes:"
166 #. type: Bullet: '- '
168 "The Intel Management Engine Interface driver [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/"
169 "disable-mei desc=\"was disabled\"]]. This fixes memory wiping at shutdown "
170 "([[!tails_ticket 6460]]) on some, if not all, hardware."
173 #. type: Bullet: '- '
175 "The possibility to switch identities in the Tor Browser [[!"
176 "tails_gitweb_branch_winterfairy bugfix/torbutton-new-identity desc=\"was "
177 "added back\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 6383]])."
180 #. type: Bullet: '- '
181 msgid "An issue that lead to releasing needlessly big ISO images"
187 " bugfix/6390-dont-include-APT-lists-and-cache-in-the-ISO desc=\"was\n"
188 " resolved\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 6390]]).\n"
189 "- [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/create-additional-software-config]]\n"
194 msgid "Towards Tails based on Debian Wheezy:"
197 #. type: Bullet: '- '
199 "I2P packages compatible with Debian Wheezy were prepared, and are now "
200 "installed in the [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/wheezy]] branch."
203 #. type: Bullet: '- '
204 msgid "Application launchers were added to the GNOME panel."
207 #. type: Bullet: '- '
209 "A launcher to start the documentation viewer was added to the applications "
213 #. type: Bullet: '- '
214 msgid "A more standard icon is used for the shutdown button."
219 msgid "Documentation, website and localization\n"
225 "- Icons for the different roles on the Contribute section were\n"
226 " finalized and [[deployed live|contribute]].\n"
227 "- The [[blueprint/FAQ]] was greatly expanded, and is now almost ready\n"
229 "- We have made good progress on specifying how the Tails logo should\n"
230 " look like ([[!tails_ticket 5797]]).\n"
231 "- It was documented how to [[improve Tails by working on\n"
232 " Debian|contribute/how/debian]]. We have received positive feedback\n"
233 " from Debian contributors about it.\n"
234 "- Many small improvements to the documentation and its translations\n"
235 " were done, including:\n"
236 " * quite a few clarifications in the documentation for new\n"
238 " * [[!tails_gitweb_branch doc/system_requirements_improvements\n"
239 " desc=\"updated\"]] system requirements documentation;\n"
240 " * [[!tails_gitweb_branch doc/change_persistence_passphrase\n"
241 " desc=\"documented\"]] how to change the passphrase for the\n"
242 " persistent volume ([[!tails_ticket 5621]]).\n"
243 "- Links to the I2P website were [[!tails_gitweb_branch_kytv\n"
244 " bugfix/new-i2p-site desc=\"updated\"]].\n"
245 "- Documentation for the new MAC address spoofing feature was drafted.\n"
246 "- Work is in progress on documentation about contributing to Tails in\n"
247 " the infrastructure (systems administration, automation) area.\n"
252 msgid "Infrastructure\n"
255 #. type: Bullet: '- '
257 "Our Puppet modules were [published](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/). This "
258 "was a first blocker before we can welcome contributions to our "
262 #. type: Bullet: '- '
264 "The system that hosts our [[!tails_redmine \"\" desc=\"Redmine\"]] was re-"
265 "installed from scratch on a new machine, upgraded to Debian Wheezy and to "
269 #. type: Bullet: '- '
271 "Some improvements to our automated test suite were merged: [[!"
272 "tails_gitweb_branch test/fix-persistence-checks]], [[!tails_gitweb_branch "
273 "test/keep-volumes-tag]], and [[!tails_gitweb_branch test/5959-antitest-"
274 "memory-erasure]]. Thanks to this and the robustness improvements brought by "
275 "the move to RJB, we were finally able to remove two of the most painful sets "
276 "of tests from our manual test suite."
279 #. type: Bullet: '- '
280 msgid "A mailing-list for early testers was created and is being set up."
285 msgid "On-going discussions\n"
288 #. type: Bullet: '- '
290 "[Usecases for the Cookie Monster browser extension?](https://mailman.boum."
291 "org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004804.html)"
294 #. type: Bullet: '- '
296 "[Tails logo](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-"
297 "February/004841.html)"
300 #. type: Bullet: '- '
302 "[How to remove identifying information in bug reports?](https://mailman.boum."
303 "org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004984.html)"
306 #. type: Bullet: '- '
308 "[Numlock on by default?](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-"
309 "February/004986.html)"
312 #. type: Bullet: '- '
314 "[Various](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004923."
315 "html) [issues](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-"
316 "February/005042.html) with Vagrant."
319 #. type: Bullet: '- '
321 "[Interactions between Tails and TBB developers](https://mailman.boum.org/"
322 "pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004885.html)"
325 #. type: Bullet: '- '
327 "[Adding BitMessage and Bitcoin-QT to Tails](https://mailman.boum.org/"
328 "pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004850.html)"
331 #. type: Bullet: '- '
333 "[MAC address 'spoofing' and randomization](https://mailman.boum.org/"
334 "pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004842.html)"
337 #. type: Bullet: '- '
339 "[Adapting Tor Launcher for Tails](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-"
340 "dev/2014-February/004819.html)"
343 #. type: Bullet: '- '
345 "We were contacted by a few people who want to use Tails as a flexible "
346 "framework, and build customized derivatives on top of it."
349 #. type: Bullet: '- '
351 "We are discussing who we will invite to the 2014 Tails contributors summit, "
352 "that should be a bit more crowded than usual."
360 #. type: Bullet: '- '
362 "We have discussed with GNOME how they could use the money they have raised "
363 "for privacy and anonymity improvements."
371 #. type: Bullet: '- '
373 "We have been working with people who want to build bridges between the "
374 "graphics designers and usability experts community on the one hand, and Free "
375 "Software developers on the other hand. Thanks to this collaboration, it is "
376 "likely that Tails will go through a usability study in a few months, "
377 "followed by a hackfest that will put at work designers and usability experts "
378 "for finding solutions to (some of) the identified issues. The Tails sprint "
379 "in July might host this hackfest."
382 #. type: Bullet: '- '
384 "One of us attended FOSDEM, and got a chance to talk with many interesting "
385 "people in person there."
388 #. type: Bullet: '- '
390 "We got in touch with the people behind [Freepto](https://www.freepto.mx/), "
391 "and are looking how our two projects could collaborate more."
394 #. type: Bullet: '- '
396 "We are participating in two new Debian teams: the [Debian OTR Team](https://"
397 "wiki.debian.org/Teams/OTR) and the [Debian AppArmor Profiles Team](https://"
398 "wiki.debian.org/AppArmor/Contribute)."
403 msgid "Press and testimonials\n"
406 #. type: Bullet: '* '
408 "2014-02-27: In his article \"[Why It’s Vital For Users to Fund Open-Source "
409 "Encryption Tools](https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2014/02/why-its-"
410 "vital-public-fund-open-source-encryption-tools)\" Trevor Timm from Freedom "
411 "of the Press Foundation explains that Tails « has been vital for most, if "
412 "not all, of the NSA journalists. [...] Its prime use case is journalists "
413 "trying to communicate or work in environments in which they may normally be "
414 "at risk or compromised. The NSA stories have been the biggest story in "
415 "journalism in the past decade, yet the tool the reporters rely on is "
416 "incredibly underfunded, is maintained by only a handful of developers, and "
417 "operates on a shoestring budget. »"
420 #. type: Bullet: '* '
422 "2014-02-07: In his review of [uVirtus](http://uvirtus.org), Kheops, from "
423 "Telecomix concludes that « Users should prefer Tails and other mature secure "
424 "live distributions (such as IprediaOS, Liberté Linux, Privatix and Whonix) "
425 "over uVirtus since they provide a real safety improvement to the user. For "
426 "any activity that does not entail transferring large quantities of data "
427 "(such as video files), there is no strong reason to prefer uVirtus over any "