Hi, sajolida: > Hi,
[...] > Background > ========== [...] > In this email, I'm proposing to follow this recommendation and to use > Persistence, a single word with a capital P. See examples below. Interesting! [...] > I feel a bit ridiculous doing all these changes and debates around a > single word but I'm unsatisfied with continuously struggling with this > inconsistent wording in my new work (and the work of translators) and I > think that now is the right time to solve (and simplify) this once and > for all. Thanks for this email! As "Persistence" meaning is diverging from the common meaning of "persistence" to become the name of a major Tails feature, I think an autonomous reader of the documentation would benefit from an easy access to definition and scope of "Persistence" while reading documentation. [...] > Usage > ===== > > I went through our website and custom software to check how using > "Persistence" would work in practice. I've also used it myself for some > time in my emails and in Redmine. > > Below are some examples of usage taken from existing strings. > > I'll use these practical examples to finish discussing this with you and > especially with Cody. I will then use them to finally write new entries > about Persistence in our writing style guide. I feel like there are too many different cases/subtlties so I tried quite naively in the examples below to only use the word "Persistence" almost everywhere. Feel free to discard this proposal if it is silly ;) > the Persistence / your Persistence > ---------------------------------- > > To refer to the encrypted partition (when there is one). > > For example: > > - Enter your passphrase to unlock the Persistence. - Enter your passphrase to unlock Persistence. > - Upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistence. - Upgrade your Tails USB stick (Persistence is kept) > - This method might in rare occasions break the file system of your > Persistence. Here "the" is necessary, as in "the OS file system" - This method might in rare occasions break the Persistence file system. [...] > a Persistence > ------------- > > To refer to an non-existing or hypothetical encrypted volume. > > For example: > > - Create a Persistence (optional) - Create Persistence [...] > Persistence > ----------- I would use only this formulation and not make a difference between the feature and the object. > the Persistence feature > ----------------------- > > To refer to the feature and it's useful to clarify that it's a feature. > > For example: > > - The simplest way to carry around the documents that you want to use > with Tails encrypted is to use the Persistence feature. - The simplest way to carry around the documents that you want to use with Tails encrypted is to use Persistence. > the $FEATURE persistence feature > -------------------------------- > > To refer to the different data that can be stored in the Persistence. Could be simplified by using Persistence again. > For example: > > - To store your GnuPG keys and configuration across separate working > sessions, you can activate the GnuPG persistence feature. - To store your GnuPG keys and configuration across separate working sessions, you can activate GnuPG in Persistence. > the Persistent folder > --------------------- > > To refer to /home/amnesia/Persistent. > > For example: > > - Save the database as keepassx.kdbx in the Persistent folder. - Save the database as keepassx.kdbx in the Persistence folder. > persistent > ---------- > > To refer to the property of something that can be saved in > Persistence. > > For example: > > - Persistent Tor configuration - Persistence Tor configuration > - Only the data that is listed here can be made persistent. - Only the data that is listed here can be kept in Persistence. > - This option is useful if you want to make some specific files > persistent. - This option is useful if you want to keep some specific files in Persistence. Best, _______________________________________________ Tails-project mailing list Tails-project@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-project