HI Alan,
Inline below . . .
On Jan 21, 2015, at 03:38 PM, Alan <alan@???> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:39:19 +0000 (GMT)
> KEN MCCALL <kemccall@???> wrote:
>> Who is the target audience (persona)? An non-technical email user? A
>> journalist with motivation? (Maybe this has been defined already, but
>> I'm highly motivated and don't understand some things here).
>
> This is roughtly defined in our design document
> (https://tails.boum.org/contribute/design/#index5h3):
OK, good to know where this is. Thx!
>
>
> "The PELD's target user is the average user in terms of computer
> literacy; he or she does not necessarily control fully the computer
> being used. Examples would be a public computer in a library, coffee
> shop, university or a residence. We assume that the target user does
> not want to do any of the configurations (at least with respect to
> security and anonymity) of the various applications and tools used
> themselves, either because of insufficient knowledge, lack of interest
> or other reasons. The PELD MUST provide strong anonymity with no need
> of advanced configuration whatsoever. It MUST be made as difficult as
> possible for the user to unknowingly compromise anonymity."
Kind of what I figured. On a side note, the sentence " It MUST be made as difficult as
possible for the user to unknowingly compromise anonymity." seems out of context for the section 2.1.5 Target user.
>
>
>> "Persistence" is a term that seems to be jargon (or perhaps specific
>> to the Unix/Linux world?). It threw me for a loop and I'm a technical
>> person. "Persistence" being an act versus describing an object (it is
>> persistent). It's an encrypted area, or encrypted volume, secure area
>> (or something more common), I'm uncertain thinking about it at this
>> late hour, but another term is in need IMHO. Also, it's something
>> that only exists on a thumb drive or some sort of USB storage,
>> correct? This may affect the name or necessitate additional
>> descriptions of some sort. Perhaps some mouse-over help may be in
>> order? Just a thought.
> You're suggesting "Encrypted storage area"?
Yeah, I think "Encrypted storage area" meets the target use needs. Do you want or is it necessary to advise them first that they need a storage device installed?
>
>
>> The phrase "You don't have encrypted persistence, want to configure
>> one?" This would change based upon the above. Perhaps, "Currently,
>> there is no encrypted storage area. Do you want to make one? There
>> are pros and cons." (Pros and cons hyperlinked to info.?)
>> The icon titled "unlock" should be titled "Unlock". A small UI
>> consistency issue.
>> "Start" is starting what? Are we really starting something or
>> accepting inputs? (Again, I may be way off base here).
> It is starting the user session (and leaving the greeter). Do you have
> a wording suggestion?
No. "Start" works fine. I just wasn't sure of what would be next.
>
>
>> Anyway, please take these for what you deem they're worth. I hope I
>> can be more beneficial as I become more knowledgeable.
> Thanks for your input.
Welcome!
>
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