Re: [Tails-dev] Any plans for an emergency release & alt spi…

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Author: intrigeri
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Any plans for an emergency release & alt spin question
Hi,

Anonymous wrote (06 Feb 2016 08:30:37 GMT) :
> A lot of updates to components of Tails are occurring.


Yes. as always… until all free software releases and security bug
disclosure synchronize with our own release calendar :)

> Should I download 2.0 now


If you want to use Tails, yes, sure. Anything older is affected by
severe publicly known security issues.

> The size of the ISO is very large for some of us


For most upgrade paths, we provide automatic upgrades, that are much
smaller to download.

> and
> I would rather know now whether 2.0 will exist
> as the go-to current version for the next month or two.


We try hard to keep this updated:
https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/

> However, when "just the basics" are considered this could
> result in a much smaller sized ISO.


One thing to keep in mind is that "the basics" has no universally
valid meaning. E.g. for some people, good localization into some
specific language, or availability of some accessibility tool, is part
of the basics. For others, it's not.

Cheers,
--
intrigeri