Long Wiki Edits Thread

A few Nits.

https://www.whonix.org/w/index.php?title=Tor_Browser&oldid=40350&diff=cur

@torjunkie Any pages that need updating or any new pages needed?

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Had a nice little break now its time to put the wiki maintainer hat back on. I’'l be updating these pages next. If any one has a wiki request please let me know. :slight_smile:

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ha ha - good stuff. Another diehard on the team is definitely needed. :slight_smile:

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Will review when I’m back ‘proper’ in a couple of months…

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Instead of editing Email Overview a new sub-heading was added. Email#Email_Encryption/Encrypted_Webmail.

https://whonix.org/w/index.php?title=E-Mail&oldid=40271&diff=cur

Up next:

Frequently asked questions (FAQ) | Qubes OS with modifications would be a good addition for Placing Trust in Whonix but we don’t have gpg signed documentation.

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Enhancements/feedback for the writeup

desired. This will be linked from a yet to be created Wiki Comments Policy page.

Not very knowledgeable about this sort of stuff. I think whats important.

I’ll have to think about this a little more. Try to write something up. :wink:

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Great! All very true. Yeah, let’s migrate the forum post to the wiki and replace my forum post with a wiki page.

Done.

Should “limitations on free speech” retain personal pronouns, “I” and “me” or should it be more generic?

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Warnings added.

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Removed from Connecting to Tor before a VPN. Reason: duplication. At the moment we are clearly saying on top of the page:

Before combining Tor with other tunnels, be sure to read and understand the risks!

So we don’t duplicate any warnings.

Also if we add it on one version (x over Tor vs Tor over x) it should be on both and not only on one of the two.

This is hopefully only temporary. Above is not a good style. I think users don’t like documentation for the thing they want to work on split among multiple pages. They want the exact thing they want to do all on one coherent page. This however would require a ton of new wiki templates which then get reused for the many combinations before/after Tor vs VPN vs proxy vs ssh. Perhaps not realistic? Too much work? That’s why above’s quote is stressed.

Could you please move to Combining Tunnels with Tor and rewrite from VPN to tunnel-link? Since it really applies to any kind of tunnel link.

Can be more generic if this can become a fully agreed Whonix team speech. Good idea.


Made more generic. Limitations on Free Speech on Whonix Website since applies to all, wiki, forums, comments, …

Limitations on Free Speech on Whonix Website is too specific for Wiki Comments Policy? Applies more generally. Own page?

I want to add Tariq’s advice on activity compartmentalizing per guard. What is the best page for this?

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That was still there so I removed it.

https://whonix.org/w/index.php?title=Tunnels/Connecting_to_Tor_before_a_VPN&oldid=40433&diff=cur

If you would like me to spend the time on this, i can do that. Might be worth it.

  • Easier to follow instruction = Less support requests.
  • Pages would be shorter. Maybe users would actually read the documentation?
    • Users might not even use a VPN? But not likely, it took me a while before I realized they were not required / not always necessary.

Needs to be done eventually why not start now?

Rewrote and removed duplicat. I think its a little clearer now?

https://whonix.org/w/index.php?title=Tunnels/Introduction&oldid=40435&diff=cur

Re: Limitations on free speech on whonix website. Yes, should have its own page. I can do that and migrate. Should also include these links?:

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Either:

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The slash / would create a sub page.

Yay! :slight_smile:

(Well, daunting task. That’s why I never did it. Other things made me think:

  • Perhaps an automation script? As far as that is possible in a generic way?
  • Perhaps a user → Tor → VPN documentation without fail closed mechanism for circumvention only for easy of use?)

Oopsy

I could do that but I have a feeling I would be booted off the Whonix team and erased from the Whonix history books when you saw it. :slight_smile:

In all seriousness, it could get it done but its not something that you would be able to use. My bash skills are not that advanced.

That would be a good idea. Was reading an article (don’t remember where) but employees in big Chines telecom companies use VPNs to access twitter and other social media platforms that are censored. All they really need is something to circumvent the firewall. Maybe Failed close not always necessary?

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0brand:

Oopsy

I could do that but I have a feeling I would be booted off the Whonix team and erased from the Whonix history books when you saw it. :slight_smile:

In all seriousness, it could get it done but its not something that you would be able to use. My bash skills are not that advanced.

:slight_smile:

That would be a good idea. Was reading an article (don’t remember where) but employees in big Chines telecom companies use VPNs to access twitter and other social media platforms that are censored. All they really need is something to circumvent the firewall. Maybe Failed close not always necessary?

Yes. For some websites it’s easy. VPN = access. Tor = no access. No
other repercussions. Specifically to just get read access where Tor exit
relays are blocked to something one doesn’t have to go crazy about fail
closed mechanism.

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Removed limitations on free speech on Whonix website.

https://whonix.orghttps://www.whonix.org/w/index.php?title=Wiki_Comments_Policy&diff=40479&oldid=40439

Migrated to its own page.

https://www.whonix.org/w/index.php?title=Limitations_on_Free_Speech_on_Whonix_Website&oldid=40478&diff=cur

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Done. I tried to make it as simple as I can, but I don’t know how difficult it will be for beginners.

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Lost at hello:

  • multi-Workstation scenarios
  • snapshots
  • from a clean base
  • pristine Gateway snapshot