As part of our current donation campaign, we recently explained [why we need donations](https://tails.boum.org/news/many_hands_make_tails/index.en.html) and [what we accomplished this year](https://tails.boum.org/news/what_we_accomplished_in_2017/index.en.html). Today we are sharing with you some of our plans for the next years:
### Applications and features * **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), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/tails_server/)). (Planned for early 2018.) * **VeraCrypt support in GNOME**: graphical utilities to mount VeraCrypt volumes ([#11684](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11684), [#6337](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6337), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/veracrypt/)). (Planned for late 2018.) * **Graphical interface for the Additional Packages persistent feature**: allow users to customize which applications are available in their Tails ([#14568](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/14568), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/additional_software_packages/)). (Planned for late 2018.) ### User research and support * **Power our help desk with a request tracker** to know better how to help our user base at large ([#9803](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/9803), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/RT_for_help_desk/)) * **Web translation platform** We have received a grant from Lush Digital fund to set up a translation platform for our website. This platform shall make it easier for translators to translate our documentation, and to have our website translated into more languages ([#10034](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10034)). (Planned for late 2018.) ### Better adoption * **Rethink the installation and upgrade process** in depth and reflect on the future of _Tails Installer_, the installation on Windows and macOS, and automatic upgrades ([#11679](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11679)) * **Give some love to our troubleshooting documentation**: * Our [known issues page](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html) ([#11665](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11665)) * Computers with unsupported Wi-Fi devices, very common on Mac ([#11683](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11683)) ### Resistance to remote exploitation * **Persistent Tor state** to have persistent entry guards ([#5462](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5462), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/persistent_Tor_state/)) * **Persistent seed for random number generator** to have stronger crypto ([#7675](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/7675), [Blueprint](https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/randomness_seeding/)) * **Have critical parts of Tails audited** ([#14508](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/14508)) 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. [Donate](https://tails.boum.org/donate?r=ourplans2018) URL: https://tails.boum.org/news/our_plans_for_2018/index.en.html _______________________________________________ amnesia-news mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/amnesia-news To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
