Re: [Tails-dev] Comments on Tails documentation

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Author: sajolida
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Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Comments on Tails documentation
On 08/04/13 17:06, Alan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:25:12 +0200 sajolida@??? wrote:
>> On 06/04/13 17:20, intrigeri wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> during the low-hanging fruits session today, velope had a few
>>> suggestions for us. Most of the above is copy'n'pasted from IRC, and
>>> most credits should go to velope.
>>
>> Cool, thanks a lot for all those comments!
>
> Thanks.
>>> About giving us an email address
>>> --------------------------------
>>>
>>> We're told that:
>>>
>>> the "About giving us an email address" section would seem to be
>>> sarcastic and increase worry without a clear point. people
>>> understand "optional email". if you still want some text, maybe
>>> "Giving us an email address allows us to contact you to clarify the
>>> problem, although it also provides an opportunity for eavesdroppers
>>> to confirm that you are using Tails."
>>>
>>> Looks good to me.
>>
>> Same here. See 5b5d708 and 2e24ad1.
>>
>>> same situation with not-strictly-necessary text and alt-text:
>>> "Once your email has been sent correctly ..."
>>
>> I'm not sure I understood that part of the comment.
>>
>>> Same as above, will need to be decided globally.
>>>
>>> "In those cases, you can also send your bug report by email." --
>>> a bit confusing, since WhisperBack is email. maybe "... email your
>>> bug report directly" (with existing hyperlink)
>>>
>>> I tend to agree.
>>
>> Corrected with 078b18c.
>>
>
> Should we also update the (parts of) this included in whisperback, that
> currently read:
>
> "Do not include more personal information than needed!
>
> About giving us an email address
>
> If you don't mind disclosing some bits of your identity to Tails
> developers, you can provide an email address to let us ask more details
> about the bug. Additionally entering a public PGP key enables us to
> encrypt such future communication.
>
> Anyone who can see this reply will probably infer you are a Tails user.
> Time to wonder how much you trust your Internet and mailbox providers?"


Sure, that would be nice. You could also include the summary of "How to
write a uselful bug report".