Lunar:
> u:
>>> Yes, having the installer live outside of Tails, eliminating the second
>>> device, would be nice.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> We've been looking for names to describe those three different kind of
>>>> USB stick to the user. So far we've came up with:
>>>>
>>>> - "Temporary Tails", for the USB stick created in step A. We want to
>>>> push people to consider this only as a temporary step before getting
>>>> to a "real" Tails, because such devices don't benefit from automatic
>>>> upgrades (that's a security issue) and you can't create a persistent
>>>> volume on them (that's a usability issue).
>>>>
>>>> Some people have proposed "pre-Tails" as well.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Both 'Temporary Tails' and 'pre-Tails' make sense. 'Almost Tails',
>>> Not-quite-yet Tails', and 'Baby Tails' come to mind, and are quite fun,
>>> but are not too useful in communicating the level.
>>
>> I don't like "pre-Tails" very much, I find it too a technical kind of term.
>
> Mh… Ok, here's a crazy idea that popped up in my head while reading your
> comments.
>
> How about detecting that the system is running in that situation
> (USB stick without what's needed for upgrades or persistent storage) and
> in that case, instead of showing the greeter, show the installer?
>
> In that case, the “alpha” Tails could be named “Tails installation
> media” or something like that. It can no longer be mistaken for a
> usable system.
That is one crazy idea indeed. I like it, it makes it clear, but it adds
a lot of work to the plate of somebody to make this happen I suppose...
Cheers
u.
