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21 msgid "[[!meta title=\"Tails report for December, 2013\"]]\n"
30 msgid "Tails 0.22 was released on December 11."
35 "Tails 0.22.1 is scheduled for January 21. The schedule for the next releases "
36 "is on our [[contribute/calendar]]."
46 "Tails has been started more than 218 512 times in December. This make 7 049 "
47 "boots a day in average."
51 msgid "17 791 downloads of the OpenPGP signature of Tails ISO."
55 msgid "103 reports were received through WhisperBack."
69 "Huge progress was made on the [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/spoof-mac "
70 "desc=\"MAC spoofing feature\"]], that [[can now be tested|news/spoof-mac]] "
71 "([[!tails_ticket 5421]])."
76 "Experimental UEFI support was completed and is been tested. A bit more work "
77 "[[!tails_ticket 5739 desc=\"is needed\"]], though."
82 "The last mile was basically [[!tails_gitweb_branch "
83 "feature/incremental-upgrades-integration desc=\"completed\"]] regarding "
84 "incremental upgrades, that will be enabled by default starting with Tails "
85 "0.22.1 ([[!tails_ticket 6014]])."
89 msgid "Work in progress:"
94 "David Wolinsky has [started "
95 "porting](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-December/004517.html) "
96 "the WiNoN design to Tails: multiple, independent VMs connected to "
97 "independent paths through the Tor network in order to wear multiple "
98 "hats. Also, as David put it: \"There are other benefits of using VMs as the "
99 "Whonix folks have recognized\" ([[!tails_ticket 5748]])."
102 #. type: Bullet: '- '
104 "We have struggled against a [[!tails_ticket 6460 desc=\"memory wipe "
105 "regression\"]] on some hardware with recent Linux kernels. No success so "
109 #. type: Bullet: '- '
111 "Some progress was made towards the [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/wheezy "
112 "desc=\"migration to Wheezy\"]] (Tails 1.1)."
115 #. type: Bullet: '- '
116 msgid "Early support for [Monkeysign](http://web.monkeysphere.info/monkeysign/) was"
121 msgid " [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/monkeysign desc=\"merged\"]]\n"
127 " ([[!tails_ticket 6455]]), but [[!tails_ticket 6515 desc=\"more work\n"
132 msgid "Bug and regression fixes:"
135 #. type: Bullet: '- '
137 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/6468-disable-webrtc desc=\"Disable WebRTC\"]] "
138 "([[!tails_ticket 6468]])."
141 #. type: Bullet: '- '
143 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/6478 desc=\"Fix keyboard shortcuts\"]] "
144 "([[!tails_ticket 6478)."
147 #. type: Bullet: '- '
149 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/6477-htpdate-user-agent desc=\"Use the same "
150 "User-Agent in htpdate as in the Tor Browser\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 6477]])."
153 #. type: Bullet: '- '
155 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/unsafe-browser-vs.-FF24 desc=\"Fix the Unsafe "
156 "Browser configuration\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 6479]])."
159 #. type: Bullet: '- '
161 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/6536-IE-icon-in-Windows-camouflage-mode "
162 "desc=\"Set the browser icon to IE's one in Windows camouflage mode\"]]."
166 msgid "Branches pending review:"
169 #. type: Bullet: '- '
171 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/amd64-kernel desc=\"Install a 64-bit "
175 #. type: Bullet: '- '
177 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/poedit-from-backports desc=\"Install poedit "
178 "from official backports\"]] was proposed ([[!tails_ticket 6456]])."
181 #. type: Bullet: '- '
183 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch 5588-no-autologin-consoles desc=\"Do not create "
184 "auto-login text consoles\"]] ([[!tails_ticket 5588]])."
191 #. type: Bullet: '- '
193 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/tor-0.2.4-is-stable desc=\"Tor 0.2.4 is now "
197 #. type: Bullet: '- '
199 "The Persistent Volume Assistant now [[!tails_ticket 5311 desc=\"displays "
200 "nicer paths\"]]. Thanks to Andres Gomez!"
203 #. type: Bullet: '- '
205 "Torbutton was [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/torbutton-1.6.5.3 "
206 "desc=\"upgraded\"]] to 1.6.5.3 ([[!tails_ticket 6566]])."
209 #. type: Bullet: '- '
211 "Our Tor Browser build and runtime dependencies [[!tails_gitweb_branch "
212 "feature/torbrowser-24.2.0esr-1+tails1 desc=\"were updated\"]]."
215 #. type: Bullet: '- '
217 "We have fixed various NSS security issues in squeeze-backports "
218 "([[!tails_ticket 6497]])."
223 msgid "Documentation and website\n"
226 #. type: Bullet: '- '
228 "A branch to [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/cleanup-ikiwiki-setup \"clean up "
229 "our ikiwiki configuration\"]] was started."
232 #. type: Bullet: '- '
234 "The [[Mac installation "
235 "instructions|doc/first_steps/installation/manual/mac]] were made a bit "
239 #. type: Bullet: '- '
240 msgid "The links to files and branches in cgit were fixed."
243 #. type: Bullet: '- '
245 "The tails-support mailing-list is now mentioned on [[Help other Tails "
246 "users|contribute/how/help]]."
249 #. type: Bullet: '- '
250 msgid "The documentation for incremental upgrades was written."
253 #. type: Bullet: '- '
254 msgid "The documentation for MAC spoofing was drafted."
257 #. type: Bullet: '- '
258 msgid "The [[draft FAQ|blueprint/faq]] has now more content."
263 msgid "Infrastructure\n"
271 #. type: Bullet: '- '
273 "The Tails automated test suite [[!tails_gitweb_branch test/rjb-migration "
274 "desc=\"can now be run\"]] on pure Debian Wheezy with backports "
275 "([[!tails_ticket 6399]]). This allowed us to update the test suite to match "
276 "current code, fix many bugs in it, and improve style a bit. Most of this was "
277 "merged, but a few more branches are pending review: [[!tails_ticket 5959]], "
278 "[[!tails_ticket 5465]], and [[!tails_ticket 6544]]."
281 #. type: Bullet: '- '
283 "Our automated test suite was [[!tails_gitweb_branch feature/wheezy "
284 "desc=\"partially ported to the feature/wheezy branch\"]]."
289 msgid "Build system\n"
292 #. type: Bullet: '- '
294 "Thanks to David Wolinsky and others, our Vagrant setup "
295 "[[!tails_gitweb_branch bugfix/6221-support-newer-vagrant desc=\"was "
296 "updated\"]] to work with newer Vagrant ([[!tails_ticket 6221]]), and the "
297 "corresponding basebox updated to include up-to-date Debian archive "
298 "keys. While we were at it, a few lurking bugs were fixed."
301 #. type: Bullet: '- '
303 "Thanks to WinterFairy, [it is now "
304 "easy](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/winterfairy/tails/log/?h=feature/import-translations-extern) "
305 "to import translations from Transifex into our various Git repositories."
310 msgid "On-going discussions\n"
313 #. type: Bullet: '- '
315 "[Tor Browser branding in "
316 "Tails?](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-December/004362.html)"
319 #. type: Bullet: '- '
321 "[Risks of enabled/disabled TCP "
322 "timestamps?](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-December/004520.html) "
323 "([[!tails_ticket 6579]])"
331 #. type: Bullet: '- '
333 "The Freedom of the Press Foundation launched a [campaign to support "
334 "encryption tools for "
335 "journalists](https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/). Tails is among the "
336 "projects this campaign gathers fund for."
339 #. type: Bullet: '- '
340 msgid "The proposal we have sent to sponsor Echo was accepted."
343 #. type: Bullet: '- '
344 msgid "Our grant proposal with sponsor Charlie was rejected."
347 #. type: Bullet: '- '
348 msgid "We are slowly making progress on our grant proposal with sponsor Golf."
351 #. type: Bullet: '- '
352 msgid "We have almost completed a proposal to be sent to sponsor Lima."
355 #. type: Bullet: '- '
356 msgid "Our contract with sponsor Bravo is now finished."
359 #. type: Bullet: '- '
360 msgid "Tails will soon accept donations in currencies other than Bitcoin."
363 #. type: Bullet: '- '
365 "We are now very likely to create a non-profit organization dedicated to "
369 #. type: Bullet: '- '
371 "We have almost wrapped-up our bounties program. A report will be published "
382 "Tails participated in the [30th Chaos Communication "
383 "Congress](https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/wiki/Main_Page). It was a "
384 "great opportunity to meet, in person, a few existing and new contributors, "
385 "as well as many people we are working with."
390 "A self-organized event called *Tails needs your help* was organized "
391 "([slides](https://tails.boum.org/promote/slides/2013-12-29_-_Tails_needs_your_help.shtml)). "
392 "It was a success considering the late notice."
396 msgid "See you next year, probably with more space and events dedicated to Tails!"
401 msgid "Press and testimonials\n"
407 "* 2013-12: Bruce Schneier\n"
409 "[answered](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1r8ibh/iama_security_technologist_and_author_bruce/cdknf7a)\n"
410 " to someone asking him what Linux distribution is its favorite: \"I don't\n"
411 " use Linux. (Shhh. Don't tell anyone.) Although I have started using "
413 "* 2013-12-12: In [A conversation with Bruce\n"
415 "Schneier](http://boingboing.net/2013/12/15/bruce-schneier-and-eben-moglen-2.html),\n"
416 " as part of the \"Snowden, the NSA and free software\" cycle at\n"
417 " Columbia Law School NYC, Bruce Schneier says:\n"
418 " - \"I think most of the public domain privacy tools are going to be\n"
419 " safe, yes. I think GPG is going to be safe. I think OTR is going\n"
420 " to be safe. I think that Tails is going to be safe. I do think\n"
421 " that these systems, because they were not -- you know, the NSA has\n"
422 " a big lever when a tool is written closed-source by a for-profit\n"
423 " corporation. There are levers they have that they don't have in\n"
424 " the open source international, altruistic community. And these are\n"
425 " generally written by crypto-paranoids, they're pretty well\n"
426 " designed. We make mistakes, but we find them and we correct them,\n"
427 " and we're getting good at that. I think that if the NSA is going\n"
428 " after these tools, they're going after implementations.\"\n"
429 " - \"What do I trust? I trust, I trust Tails, I trust GPG [...]\"\n"
430 " - \"We can make it harder, we can make it more expensive, we can make\n"
431 " it more risky. And yes, every time we do something to increase one\n"
432 " of those, we're making ourselves safer. [...] There are tools we\n"
433 " are deploying in countries all over the world, that are keeping\n"
434 " people alive. Tor is one of them. I mean, Tor saves lives. [...]\n"
435 " And every time you use Tor [...] provides cover for everyone else\n"
436 " who uses Tor [...]\"\n"
437 "* Jacob Appelbaum stated at the [Chaos Communication\n"
439 "Congress](https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/Fahrplan/events/5713.html):\n"
440 " \"if you are a journalist and you are not using Tails, you should\n"
441 " probably be using Tails, unless you *really* know what\n"