Author: Mike Perry Date: To: Mark Smith CC: The Tails public development discussion list, Kathleen Brade Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Tor Launcher as a standalone XUL app in Tails
Mark Smith: > >>Another small consideration is that we (TBB developers) will probably
> >>not test Tor Launcher as a standalone XUL application because we will
> >>not be using it that way... so it is possible we will accidentally break
> >>something that is needed in that mode. Of course we will try not to do so.
> >
> >As long as Tor Launcher more or less sticks with its current design, and
> >continues to keep away from stuff directly affecting Firefox (leaving
> >that to Tor Button) and only do stuff related to
> >starting/configuring/monitoring Tor processes, I expect very little
> >problems due to your upstream changes.
> >
> >Does this look like your plan for the foreseeable future?
>
> Yes, although I leave it to Mike (in his role as TBB chief
> architect) to comment as well. Requirements may dictate a future
> change in direction, but for now the plan is for Torbutton and Tor
> Launcher to work together but maintain their distinct roles.
Yes, I think it is reasonable to assume that Tor Launcher should behave
independently of Firefox (modulo minor oversights). In addition to
XULRunner/Tails, we want it to continue to work with Thunderbird, and be
easy to port to Instantbird, as well.
To what degree does Tails have automated testing? Will you be able to
keep an eye on 'master' and tell us if you run into problems?
As far as the patches, they should have a Tor Launcher ticket to
correspond to them. Perhaps attach them there?
