[Tails-dev] Re-Introduction of I2P to Tails

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Author: syster
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Subject: [Tails-dev] Re-Introduction of I2P to Tails
I've just been writing the following, before seeing sajolida reply.
I'll still just post the prior written message as I still see it being valuable to the topic:

"What would be the process one should follow to effectively propose an application to become part of the core code base?

What can/is expected from one to prepare before making such a proposal?

Reason I'm asking:
Konrad Bächler is interested in long-term contribution in order to re-introduce I2P.
I would like identify and mitigate what Konrad is blocking from starting their work. They are ready to start now.

I understand that this is in dependence on what will be decided for "Define our core code base" https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/16531.
At the same I believe it does not need to be a blocker. Without having made deep considerations how a low effort solution for the core-team could look like, the following just as an indication that there could be possibilities:
- firewall exception for i2p that can be started through the Tails welcome screen
- do everything else upstream
(I'm sharing this idea, not to discuss this as a final thought, but as an indication that there is work that can be done in regards of reintroducing I2P without "Define our core code base" being solved yet".)

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Open questions that I identify from reading sajolida reply:

What would be the advantage of I2P being re-introduced into Tails, also in regards of user base?
How to create a process in order to move forward? (that does not mean to necessary re-introduce I2P. It can also just mean to do research/answering open questions, so that future decisions can be based on it.)

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June 12, 2020 3:32 PM, "sajolida" <sajolida@???> wrote:

> Konrad Bächler:
>
>> we would like to help and work on the re-introduction of I2P into Tails.
>> We understood that there is a need for the re-introduction in the "Tails
>> way" (easy to maintain, as close as possible to Debian). Is this true -
>> or is I2P unwanted? :)
>
> Hi Konrad, thanks for proposing to contribute to Tails.
>
> Unfortunately, we lack good decision making processes in Tails to be
> able to give you a clear-cut answer.
>
> My personal opinion is that we shouldn't re-introduce I2P in Tails
> before they drastically increase their user base outside of Tails:
>
> https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/12264
>
> This thread is also where we should continue this discussion as GitLab
> is a better archive for these kind of things.
>
> --
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