[tor-bugs] #10949 [TIMB]: Instantbird builds without OTR support and without deterministic build infrastructure

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#10949: Instantbird builds without OTR support and without deterministic build
infrastructure
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     Reporter:  sukhbir  |      Owner:
         Type:  task     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  TIMB     |    Version:
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:  SponsorO2014Q1
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:  #11174
       Points:           |
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Comment (by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:6 sukhbir]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 karsten]:
 > > Exciting!
 >
 > Yes!
 >
 > > Where's the code repository with build scripts and all that?
 >
 > There are no build scripts yet, I just wanted to test it out. I will be
 doing the build scripts this weekend. Where do you want me to push the
 code to?

 Will parts of these build scripts still be used when we switch to the
 deterministic build infrastructure?  If so, how about cloning that
 repository (whichever it is) and pushing to a public repository of yours?

 > > Where are the bundles?  Do you have a fixed place for putting new TIMB
 bundles?
 >
 > Probably on people.torproject.org/~{sukhbir,arlo} or somewhere else?

 Sounds good!

 > > Want to write a blog post and ask users to test the bundles, with a
 big fat warning that this is beta software and there's no OTR support yet?
 But still, having user feedback might be quite helpful at this stage of
 the project.
 >
 > Not yet. I don't feel comfortable announcing such a thing. Not at least
 we have ironed out the main privacy leaks or at least shipped Tor
 Launcher.

 We should announce them somewhere.  If you're uncomfortable having non-
 technical users use them, then how about announcing them on tor-dev@?

 You might also want to add the build script repository to that post and
 ask for feedback on it.

 Oh, and be sure to include a link to the "Why Instantbird?" paragraph on
 the wiki.

 There's no rush to make this announcement this week.  But we should have
 an announcement before the end of the month and ideally have some feedback
 that we can report about in the quarterly report.

 Does that make sense?

 > > What's the plan for making bundles for Windows and Mac OS X?  Are you
 even planning to make these bundles for those platforms, or is that
 something for the deterministic build infrastructure?
 >
 > For now, just Linux. Windows and OS X bundles will not be something
 different (other than the build scripts), so I had like to wait. I would
 also prefer for these to be done using the build infrastructure if
 possible.

 Sounds good!

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