Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] about Tails doc

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Author: tim smy
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Subject: Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] about Tails doc
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
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> Datum: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:19:56 +0100
> Von: sajolida <sajolida@???>
> An: tails-dev@???
> 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
>
>


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