Feature #7269

Explain why it is complicated to propose Tails devices for sale

Added by sajolida 2014-05-20 01:13:42 . Updated 2015-04-24 14:44:53 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
sajolida
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Tails_1.4
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

If burn on DVD, then the DVD gets outdated after 6 weeks at most.

If installed onto a USB stick, then:

  • People would not be able to verify that the Tails on the USB stick
    is genuine. Trusting a certain Tails is a genuine one is either based
    on cryptographic verification, or on personal trust (someone you
    trust cloning a Tails for you). But one Tails is installed on a USB
    stick it is not possible to use our recommended verification
    techniques anymore. Being able of trusting the Tails you use is
    something we really care about, so customers would have to be warned
    out that.
  • We release a new version every 6 weeks. Given that schedule, it
    would not be possible to get Tails preinstalled from factory and the
    stock of USB stick would have to be upgraded every 6 weeks.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #5929: Consider creating a persistence by default for plausible deniability Confirmed 2016-08-20
Related to Tails - Feature #7270: Explain that we don't sell preinstalled Tails devices Resolved
Related to Tails - Feature #7496: Make it possible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB device In Progress 2014-07-06

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-19 09:24:13

  • Description updated
  • Starter set to No

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-19 09:24:33

  • related to Feature #5929: Consider creating a persistence by default for plausible deniability added

#3 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-21 22:12:33

  • related to Feature #7270: Explain that we don't sell preinstalled Tails devices added

#4 Updated by alant 2014-07-06 15:15:15

  • related to Feature #7496: Make it possible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB device added

#5 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-03 00:25:06

This should probably go in the Warning page, with a link from FAQ (Feature #7270)

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-10 09:46:18

  • Category set to Installation
  • Affected tool deleted (FAQ)

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2015-02-08 20:39:08

  • Assignee set to BitingBird

#8 Updated by BitingBird 2015-03-14 17:01:41

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from BitingBird to sajolida
  • Target version set to Tails_1.3.2
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA

See Feature #7270

#9 Updated by BitingBird 2015-03-19 14:27:25

  • Target version changed from Tails_1.3.2 to Tails_1.4

#10 Updated by sajolida 2015-04-24 14:44:30

Solved together with Feature #7270.

#11 Updated by sajolida 2015-04-24 14:44:53

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • QA Check deleted (Ready for QA)