Re: [Tails-dev] Tails version and need for upgrade [Was: Tra…

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Autor: Runa A. Sandvik
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:02 PM, intrigeri <intrigeri@???> wrote:
> Hi,


Hi,

> Runa A. Sandvik wrote (04 Feb 2013 15:12:51 GMT) :
>> - One user waited for the Tails website to load, saw the green
>> download button and then asked if he needed to upgrade to a newer
>> version.
>
> Ah, interesting. We could perhaps hide the big download button on the
> web page used as the browser homepage. What do you all think?


But the big download button is useful when visiting the website to
download Tails...

>> I wonder if there is a way to let users know which version
>> they are currently using.
>
> The short answer is: they don't need to know, Tails will tell them
> when they have to upgrade, and our bug reporting software will include
> this information in the bug reports. But I'm obviously cheating :)


They don't need to know, but having an easy way to find the version
number would still be very useful (and I bet it would be useful for
non-WhisperBack support requests too).

> Perhaps we could add a "About Tails" launcher in the "System" menu,
> just bellow (or instead of) the "About GNOME" one?


I like this idea.

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Runa A. Sandvik