Author: George Kadianakis Date: To: segfault, tails-dev Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] [tor-dev] [GSoC] Tails Server - status report 4
segfault <segfault@???> writes:
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> Hi everyone,
>
> this is the fourth status report on the Tails Server GSoC project.
>
> First off: There are nightly images of Tails with integrated Tails
> Server available for download [1]. Some notes if you want to test it:
Hey segfault,
I gave your iso a try! The application seems to work pretty well!
Here are some nitpicking comments. Feel free to ignore comments that involve
parts you have not yet implemented.
- When Mumble starts it just says "Online". There is no indication on how to
use it, what's the onion address, or how you connect to it.
- OTOH, Gobby provides useful information when it starts, like the onion
address and the port.
However, in both cases I was actually not sure how to test or use the
service. I wonder if it would make sense to have a small paragraph for each
type of service pointing to resources on the internet, or a small guide on
how your friends can connect to you... (hm, localization issues?)
I guess the client-side of Mumble is also installed on Tails right? So
testing it from inside Tails should be quite easy.
- I tried starting up (installing) Mumble for the first time without
Internet. The startup blocked for a while and then it displayed a message
that said "An error occured. See the log for details." How is the user
supposed to find this log?
- In Gobby, is the server password securely auto-generated? Can we make this
more obvious maybe? Or maybe can we have an opt-in "auto-generate" button
that generates a password only if the user wants?
Or maybe the current auto-generate by default approach is best for UI. Not sure.
BTW, did you write the password generation routine yourself or is it a
module? You don't have one that uses readable words instead of random base64?
- When Gobby is offline, the "Connection info" says "None". Maybe it should say
"Service has not been started" or sth?
- Why is the reset button available only for Gobby?
- Mumble has no options? Not even port or onion address like Gobby?
- I pressed the "Help" question mark button, but it did nothing. I assume it's
not yet implemented.
Hope some of these comments are useful, and I did not duplicate the discussions
you've been having on the other thread.
