As part of our ongoing donation campaign, we already explained you [why we
needed
donations](
https://tails.boum.org/news/why_we_need_donations/index.en.html)
and [how we use these donations](
https://tails.boum.org/news/what_we_do_with_y
our_money/index.en.html). Today we are sharing with you our plans for the next
years:
* **Easier adoption**
* **Revamp Tails Greeter**: make it easier to configure Tails when starting ([#5464](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5464))
* **Rethink the installation and upgrade process**: take a step back and reflect on the future of Tails Installer, the installation on Windows and Mac, and automatic upgrades ([#11679](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11679))
* **Graphical installation method for Mac OS**: what would it take to document tools other than Tails Installer to do a graphical installation from Mac OS? ([#11682](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11682))
* **Explain better what Tails is** and what makes it so awesome ([#9814](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9814))
* **Security hardening**
* **Reproducible build of the ISO image**: protect users and developers from a malicious build of our ISO image ([#5630](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5630))
* **Persistent Tor state**: have persistent entry guards ([#5462](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5462))
* **HTTPS mirrors**: serve our downloads over HTTPS only ([#9796](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9796))
* **Persistent seed for random number generator**: have better entropy and stronger crypto ([#7675](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/7675))
* **Browser fingerprint**: compare and reevaluate the web fingerprint of Tor Browser inside and outside Tails ([#5362](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5362))
* **Community**
* **Web platform for translators**: make it easier to translate our website ([#10034](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10034))
* **Social contract**: guiding principles that reflects the commitment to our ideals ([#11669](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11669))
* **Personas**: study and describe our user base to take better design decisions ([#11162](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11162))
* **Improvements to WhisperBack**: make it easier and faster to answer support requests ([#9799](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9799), [#9800](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9800))
* **Sustainability**
* **Tails based on Debian Stretch** ([Tails 3.0](https://labs.riseup.net/code/versions/278))
* **Better server infrastructure**: to handle our growing needs on continuous integration and have a backup server ([#11680](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11680), [#6185](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6185))
* **Test Tails on ARM**: starting with a few Chromebooks supported by Debian ([#11677](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11677))
* **Tails on tablets**: specify what upstream projects (GNOME, Debian, etc.) should work on to help porting Tails to tablets and smartphones ([#10039](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10039))
* **Fundraising**
* **Have more reliable and steady sources of income**
* **Depend less on grants from governments**
* **New applications and features**
* **Graphical interface for the Additional Packages persistent feature**: allow users to customize which applications are available in their Tails ([#5996](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5996) [#9059](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9059))
* **Backups**: provide a graphical tool to backup the persistent volume ([#5301](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5301))
* **Screen locker**: allow users to lock their session with a password ([#5684](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5684))
* **Tails Server**: run onion services from Tails (VoIP chat rooms, collaboration tools, web servers, messaging servers, etc.) ([#5688](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5688))
* **Tails Verifier**: allow verifying whether a Tails installation has been corrupted ([#7496](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/7496))
* **TrueCrypt support in GNOME**: graphical utilities to mount TrueCrypt volumes ([#11684](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11684), [#6337](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6337))
These are all items that we find important and want to prioritize. But making
them a reality will require lots of work, time, and money; on top of all the
day-to-day work that we do to simply keep Tails alive.
If you want us to get there faster, please take one minute to make a donation.
If your organization is interested in funding one of these tasks in
particular, please contact us at [tails-accounting@???](mailto:tails-
accounting@???) ([OpenPGP key](
https://tails.boum.org/tails-
accounting.key)).
[Donate](
https://tails.boum.org/donate/index.en.html#roadmap)
URL:
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