tchou:
> sajolida:
>> u:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>>> anonym: more browsers with specific purposes => more things for the user
>>>>>> to keep in their heads w.r.t. browsing, which is something they probably
>>>>>> would expect to only have *one* browser for. I don't think these
>>>>>> separations we make are intuitive unless you have some pretty deep
>>>>>> knowledge about Tor, networks and the threats model we have here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> intrigeri: I agree. OTOH, once you already have educated users to pick
>>>>>> among two browsers, going to 3 isn't that much a big deal, perhaps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can see a small tendency towards combining Unsafe and LAN. So, shall
>>>>>> we try to find UX arguments in favor of separating them maybe? Then we
>>>>>> can count points :)
>>>>
>>>> Summary: I agree with anonym.
>> Anybody else? tchou?
> Seems that there is a decision to acces LAN with the Unsafe Browser.
> https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/8218#note-7
>
> Maybe we will need to have a way to warm the user when he try to access
> the LAN from the Tor Browser that he has to use the Unsafe Browser and
> why. Maybe a little firefox extension ?
This sounds like a good idea.
I'd happily work on such a Firefox extension if nobody else volunteers.
> I'll add that the last time I needed to use the local network was to use
> Gobby. I don't know when and how it would be possible.
I have no idea how this would be handled, but we were discussing on
including the possibility to access LAN as an option to the greeter if I
am not mistaken.
This was suggested in this thread:
https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-ux/2014-December/000148.html
But I think we have not yet discussed it further. What do *you* think?
Cheers!
u.
