Re: [Tails-dev] tcplay in tails

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Author: intrigeri
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To: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
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Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] tcplay in tails
Hi Daniel,

intrigeri wrote (29 Apr 2014 07:03:02 GMT) :
> OTOH, it seems to me that most usecases of TC volumes are about
> interoperability with major non-free OS, so assuming one is
> comfortable unlocking a TC volume (created in Tails) using one such
> OS, then why not use it as well to create the volume in the first
> place. With this in mind, including tcplay could be seen as a mere
> temporary measure, aimed at addressing #1 only, and valid only until
> we ship a version of cryptsetup that supports unlocking TC volumes on
> the command-line (Tails/Jessie, or cryptsetup 1.6+ in
> wheezy-backports). But then, if we go this way, perhaps it would be
> worth skipping the tcplay step and jumping directly at a cryptsetup
> backport attempt.


> Thoughts, volunteers?


Are you interested in trying to backport cryptsetup for Wheezy?

Cheers,
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intrigeri