1 [[!meta title="Tails report for January, 2016"]]
2 [[!meta date="Sun, 21 Feb 2016 16:00:16 +0000"]]
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5 January has been a busy month with two releases including Tails 2.0.
12 * [[Tails 1.8.2 was released on January 10, 2016|news/version_1.8.2]] (minor release).
14 * [[Tails 2.0 was released on January 26, 2016|news/version_2.0]] (major release).
16 * The next release (2.2) is [[planned for March 08|contribute/calendar]].
18 The following changes were introduced in Tails 2.0:
20 - Tails now uses the <span class="application">GNOME Shell</span> desktop
21 environment, in its <span class="application">Classic</span> mode.
22 <span class="application">GNOME Shell</span> provides a modern, simple, and
23 actively developed desktop environment. The <span class="application">Classic</span>
24 mode keeps the traditional <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>,
25 <span class="guimenu">Places</span> menu, and windows list. Accessibility and
26 non-Latin input sources are also better integrated.
28 - Update <span class="application">Tor Browser</span> to 5.5 (based on Firefox 38.6.0 ESR):
29 - Add Japanese support.
31 - Remove the Windows camouflage which is currently broken in GNOME Shell.
32 We started working on [[!tails_ticket 10830 desc="adding it back"]] but [[your
33 help is needed|news/windows_camouflage_jessie]]!
35 - Change to `systemd` as init system and use it to:
36 - Sandbox many services using Linux namespaces and make them harder to exploit.
37 - Make the launching of Tor and the memory wipe on shutdown more robust.
38 - Sanitize our code base by replacing many custom scripts.
40 - Update most firmware packages which might improve hardware compatibility.
42 - Notify the user if Tails is running from a non-free virtualization software.
44 - Remove <span class="application">Claws Mail</span>, replaced by
45 <span class="application">[[Icedove|doc/anonymous_internet/icedove]]</span>, a
46 rebranded version of <span class="application">Mozilla Thunderbird</span>.
48 - HiDPI displays are better supported. ([[!tails_ticket 8659]])
50 - Remove the option to open a download with an external application in Tor
51 Browser as this is usually impossible due to the AppArmor confinement.
52 ([[!tails_ticket 9285]])
54 - Close <span class="application">Vidalia</span> before restarting Tor.
56 - Allow <span class="application">Videos</span> to access the DVD drive.
57 ([[!tails_ticket 10455]], [[!tails_ticket 9990]])
59 - Allow configuring printers without administration password.
60 ([[!tails_ticket 8443]])
65 - *Tails Installer* was made [available in Debian](https://tracker.debian.org/tails-installer).
67 - Andrew Gallagher wrote a [tool to clone and backup the persistent
68 volume](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2016-January/010033.html). Testing is welcome!
70 - Christian Medel is working on a [replacement for the defunct Windows
71 Camouflage](https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2016-January/010084.html).
73 Documentation and website
74 =========================
76 - All of our documentation was updated to Tails based on Jessie.
81 * Tails Installer is now available in [Debian](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/tails-installer)
82 and [Ubuntu](https://launchpad.net/~tails-team/+archive/ubuntu/tails-installer)
87 * Our test suite covers 208 scenarios, 17 more than in August. We focused on
88 [[making our test suite more robust|contribute/reports/SponsorS/2015/2016_01#index3h2]].
90 * The infrastructure to run our test suite on all the ISO images built
91 automatically from development branches [[has been deployed, but still needs
92 adjustments|contribute/reports/SponsorS/2015/2016_01#index2h2]].
94 * In January 757 ISO images were automatically built and tested by our
95 continuous integration infrastructure.
97 * We have a prototype for a [[monitoring
98 system|contribute/reports/SponsorS/2015/2016_01#index5h2]] based on Icinga2,
104 * A Tails install party took place in Toulouse, France to celebrate the Tails 2.0 release.
109 * We will participate at the [Internet Freedom Festival](https://internetfreedomfestival.org/)
110 in Valencia, Spain from 1st-6th March 2016.
112 * We will be at the [Logan CIJ Symposium "Challenge Power"](http://logancij.com),
113 11-12th March 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
115 * The Freedom of the Press Foundation will organize a [Tails workshop](http://whitney.org/Events/TailsWorkshops)
116 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, USA on March 19.
121 * sycamoreone started started working on a [blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/replace_Pidgin/) to find a suitable replacement for Pidgin in the future.
123 * A discussion about [persistent Tor state](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/persistent_Tor_state/) has been relaunched.
125 Press and testimonials
126 ======================
128 * 2016-01: Several articles cover the release of Tails 2.0:
129 - 2016-01-27: [Tails 2.0: Das Anonymisierungs-OS im neuen Look](http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Tails-2-0-Das-Anonymisierungs-OS-im-neuen-Look-3085312.html) by Fabian A. Scherschel in heise (in German).
130 - 2016-01-27: [Edward Snowden's OS of choice gets a major update](http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/27/edward-snowdens-os-of-choice-gets-a-major-update/) by Steve Dent in engadget.
132 * 2016-01-12: Tails is listed as best distro for privacy in [The Best
133 Linux Distros of 2016](http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/878620-the-best-linux-distros-of-2016/)
134 by Swapnil Bhartiya in Linux.com.
136 * 2016-01-07: [Tails - Soukromí pro každého - kdekoliv a kdykoliv](http://valeas.cz/it-blog/117-tails-soukromi-pro-kazdeho-kdekoliv-a-kdykoliv) by Václav in Valeas blog (in Czech).
141 Due to the Jessie release, a lot of our translated documentation is now outdated.
146 - de: 28% (2236) strings translated, 2% strings fuzzy, 24% words translated
147 - fa: 60% (4855) strings translated, 3% strings fuzzy, 69% words translated
148 - fr: 41% (3301) strings translated, 3% strings fuzzy, 40% words translated
149 - pt: 21% (1669) strings translated, 4% strings fuzzy, 19% words translated
151 Total original words: 86910
153 [[Core PO files|contribute/l10n_tricks/core_po_files.txt]]
154 --------------------------------------
156 - de: 90% (1202) strings translated, 7% strings fuzzy, 88% words translated
157 - fa: 83% (1109) strings translated, 11% strings fuzzy, 76% words translated
158 - fr: 84% (1125) strings translated, 9% strings fuzzy, 79% words translated
159 - pt: 73% (982) strings translated, 16% strings fuzzy, 70% words translated
161 Total original words: 14326
166 * Tails has been started more than 571,109 times this month. This makes 18,423 boots a day on average.
167 * 39,080 downloads of the OpenPGP signature of Tails ISO from our website.
168 * 184 bug reports were received through WhisperBack.