[Tails-dev] [review'n'merge:1.1] feature/uefi (#5739)

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Hi,

The results of our UEFI call for testing are very good:

https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/UEFI/syslinux/

... and the release after 1.1 will likely be a point-release, so I'd
like us to ship UEFI support, at least as a "technology preview", in
Tails 1.1. Else, this will have to wait for the early
September release.

I think the current state of feature/uefi is good enough, and I have
just merged it into experimental, *but* there are a few bits I'd like
to improve before 1.1 is out.

Unfortunately, I won't be available until May 24 to work on this, so
I'd like to ask a kind special process, that is 1. merge feature/uefi
in its current state; 2. trust me to deal in due time with the bits
listed below. Note that the freeze is on May 29, so I'm picking dates
bellow so that there are a few days left to merge my last bits:

  * It would be good to have #6562 at least partly resolved in 1.1.
    I can work on the most important bits by June 3, that is 5 days
    before the final 1.1 ISO is built. IMO, the most important bits
    are: "Start Tails", "Tails does not start", "Known issues", and
    "Hardware requirements" and Mac installation doc. I think that's
    the main blocker, but given it's "only" documentation, I think
    it's fine if I do it only post-RC, and can anyway be improved
    after 1.1 is out, if needed.


  * It would be good to address #6577 ("Convert existing Tails devices
    to UEFI on full upgrade") before the release. If feature/uefi is
    merged by then, I commit to work on this ticket, hopefully leading
    it to a good resolution, by May 26. If this doesn't work, I don't
    think it's a critical blocker.


  * It would be good to support older VirtualBox (#7173). The version
    of syslinux that has the fix won't be in Debian in time, and
    anyway I think it's too late to risk a major syslinux update -pre5
    might have serious regressions (even if it does tons of bugs)
    compared to the -pre1 we've had a lot of feedback about. So, I'll
    try to backport the relevant upstream commit, to support older
    VirtualBox, by May 26. If this doesn't work, I don't think it's
    a critical blocker.


If the release manager agrees with this course of action, then I'll
update the set of UEFI tickets accordingly, either later today (if
I get a super-quick answer), or on May 24.

Thoughts?

Cheers,
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