I hope this idea might help if not tell what I could sothat it might come to fruition.
Ask the main tor people Rodger Dingledine etc to promote tails in there web site and tell more people about it. tim -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:19:56 +0100 > Von: sajolida <sajol...@pimienta.org> > An: tails-dev@boum.org > Betreff: [T(A)ILS-dev] about Tails doc > > Hello people, > > Here are couple of notes from a discussion we had about the Tails > documentation. The discussion arose when someone proposed to write an > FAQ for Tails and we felt the need to think more globally about the > documentation. > > FAQ > --- > > Someone proposed to write a FAQ for Tails. Here are a couple of comments > on that. > > - The FAQ could be a list of common questions but the answers should > point to more complete answers in the real doc. > - It could be possible to give several answers to the same question. > - Some questions will surely go beyond the scope of Tails so in this > case we should rather point to other references (eg. Wikipedia) than > rewrite things that are already existing. > - We need to write a big warning to the FAQ to say that people need to > face the truth: > - It is not possible to give a simple answer to a complex question > - It is not possible to protect from bad uses of Tails > - To summer up: the FAQ should be see as another entry point to the doc, > another format to explore the same content without simplifying or > duplicating what's in the real doc. > > Content > ------- > > Here are a couple of comments about the documentation in general. > > - The most important would be to be clear about what Tails doesn't > protect you against : > - Doesn't protect you from a targeted attack against a specific person > for example in the case of confirmation attacks, if the two ends of > a connection are analysed, if your connection is being monitored or > analysed. > - Doesn't protect you against MitM with fake certificates or if you > don't pay enough attention. > - It makes it clear that you are using Tor and probably Tails. It > doesn't make you look like any random Internet user. > - Doesn't clear the metadata of your images for you (eg. the serial > number of your digital camera). > - Doesn't makes your crappy passwords stronger. > - Doesn't magically separte your different virtual identities if used > in parallel in the same session. > - Doesn't protect you from a global adversary. > - We should reuse as much as possible the Tor documentation. > - We should base our work on the walktrough: correct it, split it, > complete it. > > Miscellaneous > ------------- > > - When writing doc on software included in Tails we could try to push it > upstream, just as we're doing for code. > - When should also try to push upstream the translation of docs that we > produce. > - For screenshots it looks alright to use a 800×600 screen resolution > and reduce it afterwards by 75% (like done in the new doc on USB > install). JPG should be lighter that PNG. > > Structure of the doc > -------------------- > > **Getting started…**, a page that would present a possible path to using > Tails a bit like the beginning of the overview of Tor's documentation, > see http://www.torproject.org/docs/documentation.html.en > - Overview > - Warning… > - Install + Check your Tails' integrity + Stay tuned > - Doc, FAQ, Reference manual > - Found a bug? > - Talk > > **Support**, with pointers to : > - Documentation > - FAQ > - Found a bug? > - Talk > > **Documentation** > - Introduction → Overview > - Warnings! > - Installing Tails > - Downloading (link) > - Verify the image integrity > - Installing onto a USB stick > - Virtualization > - Stay up to date > > Found a problem? → suppressed! > > Possible first steps forward > ---------------------------- > > - Integrate in the walkthough the doc about installing > - Write something for the Getting started… > - Write something for the Warning part > > Hi everybody, > > Here are couple of notes from a discussion we had about the Tails > documentation. The discussion arose when someone proposed to write an > FAQ for Tails and we felt the need to think more globally about the > documentation. > > FAQ > --- > > Someone proposed to write a FAQ for Tails. Here are a couple of comments > on that. > > - The FAQ could be a list of common questions but the answers should > point to more complete answers in the real doc. > - It could be possible to give several answers to the same question. > - Some questions will surely go beyond the scope of Tails so in this > case we should rather point to other references (eg. Wikipedia) than > rewrite things that are already existing. > - We need to write a big warning to the FAQ to say that people need to > face the truth: > - It is not possible to give a simple answer to a complex question > - It is not possible to protect from bad uses of Tails > - To summer up: the FAQ should be see as another entry point to the doc, > another format to explore the same content without simplifying or > duplicating what's in the real doc. > > Content > ------- > > Here are a couple of comments about the documentation in general. > > - The most important would be to be clear about what Tails doesn't > protect you against : > - Doesn't protect you from a targeted attack against a specific person > for example in the case of confirmation attacks, if the two ends of > a connection are analysed, if your connection is being monitored or > analysed. > - Doesn't protect you against MitM with fake certificates or if you > don't pay enough attention. > - It makes it clear that you are using Tor and probably Tails. It > doesn't make you look like any random Internet user. > - Doesn't clear the metadata of your images for you (eg. the serial > number of your digital camera). > - Doesn't makes your crappy passwords stronger. > - Doesn't magically separte your different virtual identities if used > in parallel in the same session. > - Doesn't protect you from a global adversary. > - We should reuse as much as possible the Tor documentation. > - We should base our work on the walktrough: correct it, split it, > complete it. > > Miscellaneous > ------------- > > - When writing doc on software included in Tails we could try to push it > upstream, just as we're doing for code. > - When should also try to push upstream the translation of docs that we > produce. > - For screenshots it looks alright to use a 800×600 screen resolution > and reduce it afterwards by 75% (like done in the new doc on USB > install). JPG should be lighter that PNG. > > Structure of the doc > -------------------- > > **Getting started…**, a page that would present a possible path to using > Tails a bit like the beginning of the overview of Tor's documentation, > see http://www.torproject.org/docs/documentation.html.en > - Overview > - Warning… > - Install + Check your Tails' integrity + Stay tuned > - Doc, FAQ, Reference manual > - Found a bug? > - Talk > > **Support**, with pointers to : > - Documentation > - FAQ > - Found a bug? > - Talk > > **Documentation** > - Introduction → Overview > - Warnings! > - Installing Tails > - Downloading (link) > - Verify the image integrity > - Installing onto a USB stick > - Virtualization > - Stay up to date > > Found a problem? → suppressed! > > Possible first steps forward > ---------------------------- > > - Integrate in the walkthough the doc about installing > - Write something for the Getting started… > - Write something for the Warning part > > -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://boum.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev
