Tails report for June 2019

https://tails.boum.org/news/report_2019_06/ Releases ======== * Tails 3.14.1 was released on June 20 (emergency release) to fix a critical security vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of *Firefox* and *Tor Browser*. https://tails.boum.org/news/version_3.14.1/ * Tails 3.14.2 was released on June 20 (emergency release). to fix a critical vulnerability in *Tor Browser*, a *sandbox escape* that we couldn't fix in time for 3.14.1. https://tails.boum.org/news/version_3.14.2/ * Tails 3.16 is scheduled for September 3. Code ==== - We published a new version of the verification extension with a non- minified Forge library, as per an updated Mozilla policy. (#16686) Documentation and website ========================= - We tested all our documentation against the beta version of Tails 4.0, based on Debian 10 (Buster) and started fixing it. Infrastructure ============== - Our web translation platform reached an important milestone: translations done there will now automatically appear on the Tails website within hours. Expect a more detailed announcement and documentation for translators soon! :) https://translate.tails.boum.org/ - As part of our ongoing effort to migrate to better maintained Puppet modules, we ported our infrastructure to puppetlabs-apt. (#15510) - We programmed an automated reminder to send our Code of Conduct to all our public mailing lists every 3 months. Funding ======= - We applied to the Mozilla Open Source Support to work on: - Improve Upgrades (#8415 and #15281) - Support Secure Boot (#6560) - Migrate to GitLab (#15878) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/ - We applied to the ISC Project to: - Explain better what Tails is (#9814) https://www.iscproject.org/technology-grants - We improved the visibility of the "*Other ways to donate*" on our donation page. (#16170) Outreach ======== Past events ----------- - Estrella Soria gave a workshop about Tails from a cyberfeminist perspective on June 18 in the Virgen de los Deseos social center in La Paz, Bolivia. https://twitter.com/tecnochamana/status/1141018007281573889 - Another Tails workshop was held in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 29, as part of the 'Cuidarnos en red(es)' day of Digital self-defense at Huizache: https://mastodon.social/@noticiasdeabajo/102279012433478653 Translations ============ ## All the website - fr: 90% (5054) strings translated - es: 52% (2911) strings translated - de: 41% (2303) strings translated - it: 35% (1961) strings translated - fa: 32% (1806) strings translated - pt: 26% (1464) strings translated Total original words: 58995 ## Core pages of the website https://tails.boum.org/contribute/l10n_tricks/core_po_files.txt - fr: 97% (1736) strings translated - es: 79% (1420) strings translated - de: 68% (1228) strings translated - it: 65% (1161) strings translated - pt: 46% (820) strings translated - fa: 35% (626) strings translated Total original words: 16629 Metrics ======= * Tails has been started more than 751 230 times this month. This makes 25 041 boots a day on average. * 8018 downloads of the OpenPGP signature of a Tails USB image or ISO from our website. -- sajolida
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