blog issueshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues2024-03-14T15:12:02Zhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40070write a blog post about the static mirror system2024-03-14T15:12:02Zanarcatwrite a blog post about the static mirror systemI found [this post](https://alexcabal.com/posts/standard-ebooks-and-classic-web-tech) to be pretty interesting. I wish I could write about some fancy new high-tech system we've built in TPA that's the cutting edge of technology, but the ...I found [this post](https://alexcabal.com/posts/standard-ebooks-and-classic-web-tech) to be pretty interesting. I wish I could write about some fancy new high-tech system we've built in TPA that's the cutting edge of technology, but the reality is that we're a hodgepodge collection of legacy systems we're keeping alive by a wise combination of "if it ain't broken don't fix it" and "okay, this is too horrible, let's fix that tiny piece", migrating one system at a time toward modernity.
The static mirror system is an excellent example of this. When I arrived, it was mostly built from shell servers and... Jenkins, which was hard to use and generally disliked. We migrated to GitLab and built a shim to avoid having to replace the entire system. That handful of servers is pumping out gigabits per second, it's easy to deploy and scale out (although *that* could be made easier).
This is mostly summarizing and glorifying the docs I've already written in the [service docs](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/tpa/team/-/wikis/howto/static-component/).
This would be, therefore, an interesting blog post on its own, but I think it could also serve as great advertisement for the job posting (tpo/tpa/team#41542).anarcatanarcathttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40069Give Tails Release Managers the Developer status2024-02-27T14:06:05ZanonymGive Tails Release Managers the Developer statusAccording to the [documentation](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/tpa/team/-/wikis/service/blog#how-to-write-a-new-blog-post-in-gitlab) the `Developer` status is required to create a new branch as part of making a new blog post (which I...According to the [documentation](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/tpa/team/-/wikis/service/blog#how-to-write-a-new-blog-post-in-gitlab) the `Developer` status is required to create a new branch as part of making a new blog post (which I guess explains why I don't see the "New branch" button). So, in order for for Tails Release Managers to be able to publish blog posts, we need that status.
The current Tails Release Managers that have accounts on your Gitlab and need this status are:
* [anonym](https://gitlab.torproject.org/anonym)
* [boyska](https://gitlab.torproject.org/boyska)
* [intrigeri](https://gitlab.torproject.org/intrigeri)Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40068Comms: managing embargo and time sensitive blog posts2024-01-11T00:06:15ZGusComms: managing embargo and time sensitive blog postsAt times, the Comms Team must issue statements or announcements that are either under embargo or scheduled for release at a specific time. The availability of public merge requests to everyone can hinder this process. However, GitLab can...At times, the Comms Team must issue statements or announcements that are either under embargo or scheduled for release at a specific time. The availability of public merge requests to everyone can hinder this process. However, GitLab can provide an easy solution: by modifying the merge request permission and restricting access to only members of blog repository.
If there is consensus on this, we can compile a list of people from other teams who require access and add them as members of this repository.
(cc @pavel)GusGushttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40067Update Tor policies link2023-11-08T21:43:20ZGusUpdate Tor policies linkLet's update the policies gitlab link to https://community.torproject.org/policiesLet's update the policies gitlab link to https://community.torproject.org/policieshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40066Update CoC link2023-10-25T21:24:35ZGusUpdate CoC linkTor Code of Conduct document moved from gitweb to gitlab (https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/blob/master/code_of_conduct.txt?ref_type=heads).
We need to change the link: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/b...Tor Code of Conduct document moved from gitweb to gitlab (https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/blob/master/code_of_conduct.txt?ref_type=heads).
We need to change the link: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/blob/main/templates/macros/blog.html#L87Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40065Replace fallback Tor Browser images2023-10-18T18:15:57ZdonutsReplace fallback Tor Browser imagesSince time immemorial the applications team have been using [this image as a fallback](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/blob/main/assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser.png) for Tor Browser related posts that don't have a dedi...Since time immemorial the applications team have been using [this image as a fallback](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/blob/main/assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser.png) for Tor Browser related posts that don't have a dedicated image.
I was wondering if we can replace this with three images going forward:
- For general posts not related to a specific release, use this generic graphic: [tor-browser-stable](/uploads/6dbfceba369800a78e0249b370ad0e02/tor-browser-stable.png)
- For subsequent releases in the 13.0 series, use this graphic: [tor-browser-13](/uploads/64823b0fa72da3a8629a3969e4fab0ad/tor-browser-13.png)
- For alpha release posts, use this new dedicated alpha graphic: [tor-browser-alpha](/uploads/599063c3e193722f533f04c6271a7b99/tor-browser-alpha.png)
What do you think @richard? also FYI @pierovdonutsdonutshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40064Please add this event to our blog2023-04-04T15:40:48ZIsabela FernandesPlease add this event to our blogPalestine Digital Activism Forum 2023
23-25 May
https://pdaf.net/
Hosted by 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media. Members of the Tor Project will speak at this event.
ps: there is a longer explanation of the ...Palestine Digital Activism Forum 2023
23-25 May
https://pdaf.net/
Hosted by 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media. Members of the Tor Project will speak at this event.
ps: there is a longer explanation of the event, but I am not sure if it fits in the events area. I am pasting it here just in case. Who from Tor is speaking: Isabela, Raya and Nighat.
7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media launched the first Palestine Digital Activism Forum in 2017, and since then it has become one of 7amleh’s annual events.
The PDAF aims to:
-Provide a platform to discuss the challenges that Palestinians face the Palestinian civil society to protect Palestinian digital rights and digital activists working on the Palestinian cause in a positive and constructive manner.
-Provide a space for exchanging social media experiences and expertise in order to develop social media activism inside and outside Palestine and to develop strategies to address the serious challenges and threats faced by digital activists.
-Link the work of local organizations and movements with international counterparts to exchange experiences and to find solutions to the dilemmas they face and ways to cooperate and coordinate actions.Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40063Consider updating Debian repositories blog post2023-03-12T02:56:53ZJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgConsider updating Debian repositories blog postWhile doing research for !167, I noticed we have this blog post up about using Tor as a transport for the Debian APT repositories:
https://blog.torproject.org/debian-and-tor-services-available-onion-services/
However, though the onion ...While doing research for !167, I noticed we have this blog post up about using Tor as a transport for the Debian APT repositories:
https://blog.torproject.org/debian-and-tor-services-available-onion-services/
However, though the onion adresses may still be valid (I was unable to confirm), we should probably update them to the v3 addresses.Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40062blog tag form-990 is a 4042023-10-31T16:10:20ZRoger Dingledineblog tag form-990 is a 404https://support.torproject.org/misc/misc-3/
sends me to
https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/form-990
which is a 404.
We should either resurrect that blog tag (which might be smart for the outside world that uses a link like tha...https://support.torproject.org/misc/misc-3/
sends me to
https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/form-990
which is a 404.
We should either resurrect that blog tag (which might be smart for the outside world that uses a link like that still), or find a new tag that pulls together each of our financial transparency reports and fix the support page.Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40061isabela's blog 'profile' page seems to be broken?2023-02-13T14:45:15Zal smithisabela's blog 'profile' page seems to be broken?https://blog.torproject.org/author/isabela/
When I click on @isabela's author name on the blog to get to her profile page (which is often how I find old blog posts), it's now broken, and only shows the most recent blog post and not the ...https://blog.torproject.org/author/isabela/
When I click on @isabela's author name on the blog to get to her profile page (which is often how I find old blog posts), it's now broken, and only shows the most recent blog post and not the rest of her blog history.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40060To publish: blog post about DDoS attack2023-02-06T19:53:58ZIsabela FernandesTo publish: blog post about DDoS attacktitle: Tor is slow right now. Here is what is happening.
author: Isabela
# Why Tor is slow right now and what we are doing about it.
For at least 7 months, several different types of ongoing denial of service (DoS) attacks have affect...title: Tor is slow right now. Here is what is happening.
author: Isabela
# Why Tor is slow right now and what we are doing about it.
For at least 7 months, several different types of ongoing denial of service (DoS) attacks have affected the Tor network. At some points, the attacks impacted the network severely enough that users could not load pages or access onion services.
We have been working hard to mitigate the impacts and defend the network from these attacks. The methods and targets of these attacks have changed over time and we are adapting as these attacks continue. It's not possible to determine with certainty who is conducting these attacks or their intentions.
We will continue to increase and tweak defenses on the Tor network to combat this problem. We are also adding two new members to our Network team who will be solely focused on .onion services development.
# A big thank you to our community.
We know that a lot of people use and depend on Tor for security and privacy while connecting to the internet. There are many tools and pieces of infrastructure out there that depend on Tor as well. We take that responsibility and the work we do very seriously.
The Tor Project has a strong community that also understands Tor’s importance for so many people around the world, and fortunately, they have always been there to help.
Throughout our work to improve the network’s defenses, many people have stepped up to support us, fight this attack, and make sure the Tor network is stable for users. Allies have [highlighted the importance of financially supporting Tor](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/if-you-love-bitcoin-you-should-help-tor), [held fundraisers to add more relays to the network](https://savetor.network/), [funded current relay operator associations](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hrf-awards-325000-bitcoin-grants), and come together to form the Onion Services Resource Coalition, which has allowed us to hire two new network team developers who will focus specifically on onion services. This, plus the countless supporters who have spread the word about helping Tor on social media and in their communities.
We would like to add to this post a big thank you to everyone in our community—and to our friends at [Ocelot](https://ocelot.net/), [Quiet](https://tryquiet.org/), [Wasabi Wallet / zKSNACKs](https://zksnacks.com/), [Fedimint](https://fedimint.org/), [Trezor](https://trezor.io/), [OpenSats](https://opensats.org/), and [Freedom of the Press Foundation](https://freedom.press/)—who are helping us right now in all sorts of ways, we thank you.
# You can help too! Here is how:
We are 70% towards our goal of fully funding two years worth of onion service development to mitigate the impacts of these attacks. **We have $155,000 left to raise.**
If you believe in the importance of the Tor network and defending it against attacks, please make a donation directly towards this work:
- [Make a USD donation via Stripe or PayPal](https://donate.torproject.org/): add “onion services” to the comments field.
- [Make a BTC donation via BTCPayServer](https://btcpay.torproject.org/apps/48eCC1sFqByBXTKKoCgMmkkGvheX/pos): we’ll know your donation is to be used to advance onion services.
- [Make a cryptocurrency donation directly to our wallet](https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/): let us know you’ve made a donation at giving at torproject.org
You can contribute to the Onion Support Coalition fund by making a donation.
If you have any information that could help us understand better the nature of these attacks you can contact us via signal: [https://signal.me/#p/+17787431312](https://signal.me/#p/+17787431312).
If you are a relay operator and would like to know more about what to do to defend your relay from these types of attacks you can connect with us through the email list tor-relays at lists.torproject.org. We actually recommend that all relay operators join this list to be up to date with best practices to keep the Tor network healthy.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40059Publish yec thank-you blog post2023-02-01T21:59:10Zal smithPublish yec thank-you blog postHi! I have a blog post I'd like to publish today if possible, if not, tomorrow. @lavamind, can you push this? I need some support.
[contents.lr](/uploads/acb3d56f31aaaea97ed6bc47f159053d/contents.lr)
[lead](/uploads/6810eafe49f4e5668f...Hi! I have a blog post I'd like to publish today if possible, if not, tomorrow. @lavamind, can you push this? I need some support.
[contents.lr](/uploads/acb3d56f31aaaea97ed6bc47f159053d/contents.lr)
[lead](/uploads/6810eafe49f4e5668fc9637fd066518b/lead.png)
**One problem in my preview:** the markdown table isn't rendering and I don't know why and I don't have the capacity to troubleshoot here. Does it look like an easy fix?Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40056Update our 2023 event calendar2023-02-13T21:05:44ZRoger DingledineUpdate our 2023 event calendarHere is a start at some events we should tell the world we are interested in:
* FOSDEM, Brussels, Feb 4-5
https://fosdem.org/2023/
* RightsCon, Costa Rica, Jun 5-8
https://www.rightscon.org/attend/
* Mozfest, Amsterdam, Jun 8-20
https...Here is a start at some events we should tell the world we are interested in:
* FOSDEM, Brussels, Feb 4-5
https://fosdem.org/2023/
* RightsCon, Costa Rica, Jun 5-8
https://www.rightscon.org/attend/
* Mozfest, Amsterdam, Jun 8-20
https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/
* PETS, Switzerland, Jul 10-14
https://petsymposium.org/
* Usenix Security, California, Aug 9-11
https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity23
* Defcon, Las Vegas, Aug 10-13
https://defcon.org/html/defcon-31/dc-31-cfi.html
* Internet Governance Forum, Japan, Oct 8-12
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023
Let's collect whichever ones are missing, and then get them added as events on the blog calendar, and also tell Al and the newsletter people so they can get included in the right newsletters, and also plan to tweet about them at the right times.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40055new blog post for 11/302022-12-05T15:01:26Zal smithnew blog post for 11/30Hi @lavamind, I tried to replicate our local build & publish flow for a new blog post I need to set up for next week. But I have either forgotten some steps or screwed up the process. Is there a time 11/22 or 11/23 you can help me with t...Hi @lavamind, I tried to replicate our local build & publish flow for a new blog post I need to set up for next week. But I have either forgotten some steps or screwed up the process. Is there a time 11/22 or 11/23 you can help me with this?
Thanks!Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40054Add the community program for State of the Onion to the blog post2022-11-14T02:29:20ZIsabela FernandesAdd the community program for State of the Onion to the blog postHi there, could you please add the community program of SOTO 2022 to the blog post:
https://blog.torproject.org/state-of-the-onion-2022/
At the end of the blog post you will see the header:
Coming soon Nov 16 Program - State of the Onio...Hi there, could you please add the community program of SOTO 2022 to the blog post:
https://blog.torproject.org/state-of-the-onion-2022/
At the end of the blog post you will see the header:
Coming soon Nov 16 Program - State of the Onion for the Tor community.
Update that to:
## Nov 16 Program - State of the Onion for the Tor community.
And add the following table under it:
| Topic | Speaker | Details |
|-------|---------|---------|
| Opening | Gaba, Tor Project’s Project Manager | Host presenting opening remarks. |
| [OONI - Open Observatory of Network Interference](https://ooni.org/) | Maria Xynou | OONI will share highlights from 2022, as well as upcoming plans for 2023. |
| [Guardian Project](https://guardianproject.info/) | Nathan Freitas and Fabiola Maurice | We will share updates on all the different apps and mobile work we do: Orbot, Onion Browser, OnionShare mobile and mobile developer support, integration, SDKs. And share about our work with the Latin America community. |
| [Calyx Institute](https://calyxinstitute.org/) | Nick Merrill | Calyx Institute will present about the progress on Onionshare for Android and work on integrating Tor into CalyxOS. |
| [Superbloom](https://simplysecure.org/) | Susan & Ngoc | Simply Secure is rebranding as Superbloom. Superbloom leverages design as a transformative practice to shift power in the tech ecosystem, because everyone deserves technology they can trust. |
| [Ricochet Refresh](https://www.ricochetrefresh.net/) and [Gosling](https://github.com/blueprint-freespeech/gosling) | Richard, Engineer | Presentation on updates to Ricochet-Refresh and Gosling from this year. |
| [Quiet](https://www.tryquiet.org/) | Holmes Wilson | Quiet is a peer-to-peer Slack alternative for desktop and mobile built on Tor and IPFS, which lets communities control their own data without running their own servers. We'll describe how Quiet works and demo group chat, file transfer, GIFs, and our fully-p2p Android app. |
| [Privacy Accelerator](https://privacyaccelerator.org/) and [DemHack](https://demhack.ru/) | Olga Nemirovskaya | Privacy Accelerator is an online accelerator for commercial and non-commercial projects in the field of privacy, access to information and legal tech. DemHack is a hackathon event done in collaboration with Tor and other members of the community. |
| [Roskomsvoboda](https://roskomsvoboda.org/) | Sarkis Darbinyan | Talk about how the trial over blocking Tor in Russia was conducted, as well as the current situation concerning Tor in Russia. |
| [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/) | Intrigeri and Boyska | Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance in censorship. |
| Closing | Gaba, Tor Project’s Project Manager | Host presenting closing remarks. |Gabagaba@torproject.orgGabagaba@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40053Please post the blog post for the State of the Onion 20222022-11-09T19:56:19ZIsabela FernandesPlease post the blog post for the State of the Onion 2022Author should be Isabela. Here is the post already with the markdown for it. We will be updating this post next week with the community program.
Please use this image for the blog post: http://eweiibe6tdjsdprb4px6rqrzzcsi22m4koia44kc5pc...Author should be Isabela. Here is the post already with the markdown for it. We will be updating this post next week with the community program.
Please use this image for the blog post: http://eweiibe6tdjsdprb4px6rqrzzcsi22m4koia44kc5pcjr7nec2rlxyad.onion/tpo/operations/communications/uploads/28c74d9b803358ea5fe648f8c01c4122/soto-social-blog-newsletter.png
Text for the post:
# You’re Invited: State of the Onion 2022
It is time for another State of the Onion! This is our annual virtual event where we share updates from Tor Project’s different teams, highlighting their work during the year and what we are excited for the upcoming year. We also have a part of the stream that is dedicated to our community for them to present their amazing work. You can check out our previous State of the Onion streams ([2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyWyTypRGWQ) and [2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNhIjtXuVzk)) at our YouTube channel.
This year we will be doing things a bit differently than we have in the past. Instead of having all the presentations happening on the same day, we are organizing two streams on two different days, one for Tor Project’s teams and another for our community. So please make sure to save the date for both events!
- **Wednesday, Nov 9, 17:00 - 19:00 UTC => [State of the Onion with the Tor Project’s teams presenting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSyBZ7GIzJY).**
- **Wednesday Nov 16, 17:00 - 19:00 UTC => [State of the Onion with Tor’s Community presenting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7k0PjnBbk).**
The State of the Onion will be streamed over our [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/TorProjectInc), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TorProject/), and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/torproject) accounts.
Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag: #StateOfTheOnion2022 or post your questions and comments in the YouTube chat.
## Nov 9 Program - State of the Onion: The Tor Project’s teams.
| Topic | Speaker | Details |
|-------|---------|---------|
| Opening | Isabela, Executive Director | Host presenting opening remarks. |
| Community Team | Gus, Community Team Lead | User support, translations, digital security trainings, relay operators organizing, are just some of the things that our Community Team will be sharing. |
| Censorship Circumvention | Meskio, Anti-Censorship Team Lead | Advances on Anti-Censorship at Tor. How are we reacting to the attempts to block Tor and what are we doing to be prepared for the next ones that will come. |
| Onions Everywhere | Raya, Education and communities coordinator | As part of the Community Team, we started an initiative to provide tools and support for organizations adopting onion services. We will talk about this work and the tools we have created as well as our plans to continue it in 2023. |
| UX & Design Team | Duncan, UX & Design Team Lead | A recap of recent work from the team in 2022, including our ethical user research program, product updates and design highlights – plus some shiny things we have up our sleeve for next year. |
| Applications & Tor Browser | Richard, Applications Team Lead | The Tor Browser 12.0 Release and Looking to 12.5 |
| VPN Project | Micah, Director of Engineering | Meet our new Director of Engineering! We will share update on the progress on our VPN project. |
| Break | Isabela | Why is supporting Tor important? |
| Network Health | Georg, Network Health Lead | Highlights of the year and upcoming projects. |
| Tor network, little “t” tor | Alex, Network Team Lead | Highlights of the year and upcoming projects. |
| Arti | Nick M., Network Team and Tor Project co-founder | Updates on Arti, a new Tor client implementation in Rust. |
| Metrics | Hiro, Metrics Lead | Highlights of the year and upcoming projects. |
| Shadow | Jim Newsome, Shadow Simulation Developer | Intro to Shadow and the tech advancements we've made, the "push button simulation" setup, and how we're using it to evaluate changes to tor. |
| TPA | Anarcat, Tor Project Admins Team Lead | A walk through sysadmin magic land: who we are, what we do, what we did last year, and what's coming. |
| Year End Fundraising | Al, Fundraising Director | The Tor Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit--let's talk about how you can power privacy online with your support! |
| Closing | Isabela | Closing remarks. |
## Coming soon Nov 16 Program - State of the Onion for the Tor community.Gabagaba@torproject.orgGabagaba@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40051give al power to merge requests on the blog2022-10-11T18:15:58Zanarcatgive al power to merge requests on the blogin #40049 and, in person, in ireland, it became obvious that one of the blockers @smith is facing is his (in)capacity at just getting through the entire process of publishing stuff on his own. right now, he needs to submit a MR but can't...in #40049 and, in person, in ireland, it became obvious that one of the blockers @smith is facing is his (in)capacity at just getting through the entire process of publishing stuff on his own. right now, he needs to submit a MR but can't merge it himself, nor can he merge other people's.
this should be fixed: let's give @smith the privileges required to merge MRs in this repository.
at the informal session in Ireland, i mentioned different ways MRs can be used in different projects. basically, i presented three ways:
1. ask: you need permission from someone else before changes can be merged, or you can't merge yourself
2. review: you need revisions from someone else, but you can merge yourself, maybe after a timeout or checks pass
3. tell: you can just merge on your own, but you still use the process to show others how something special is done
We are, i think somewhere between process 1 and 2 in the blog, and we'd be promoting al from status 1 to 2.
Those ideas come from [martin fowler](https://martinfowler.com/articles/ship-show-ask.html)Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40049make it possible to publish "same-day" posts2023-05-16T19:28:57ZIsabela Fernandesmake it possible to publish "same-day" postsHi there, this is a report from the comms team. Please keep in mind that the use case here is of a user that does not know command line.
- [x] web IDE crashes the browser because it requires so many resources from the computer. It take...Hi there, this is a report from the comms team. Please keep in mind that the use case here is of a user that does not know command line.
- [x] web IDE crashes the browser because it requires so many resources from the computer. It takes forever to load (15-45minutes) after many attempts. This is just to get to a place where you can upload an image, if an error occurs you have to start all over again. **action point**: document in a new issue in https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/lego/-/issues, see if it's possible to use lektor locally?
- [ ] takes ~15-30 minutes to upload a preview. normally the workflow involves a lot of back and forward with preview to fix markup mistakes. this 'editing and previewing' process ends up taking hours. **action point**: document in https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40015
- [ ] if something in the build process breaks and the preview doesn't populate, it is not possible to tell what is wrong and more time is lost in figuring what to fix **action point**: document in a new issue in https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/
- [ ] doing anything more than adding a lead image (e.g., adding images inline, hyperlinking an inline image, resizing something) takes a
mixture of markup and HTML, which requires a lot of trial and error (see second item) **action point**: see if it's possible to use lektor locally?
- [ ] we always depend on a person to finalize the process, you have to (a) ask a web person to merge the request (b) keep checking the website for an hour+ to ensure its there (c) often ask the person to do another step to *actually* make the post live because something was forgotten in the merge process. this adds up to the time to complete the task. **action point**: request access to the web team
- [ ] currently is almost impossible to guarantee a post can be published on the "day-of", to do that we need to mobilize a lot of time to make sure the task can be done. **action point**: fix all of the above issues. :smile:Jérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orgJérôme Charaouilavamind@torproject.orghttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40048Please add these events to the evens section of the blog2022-09-21T19:32:43ZIsabela FernandesPlease add these events to the evens section of the blog**September 3**
Isabela will be at the 33rd Brazilian anthropology meeting
https://www.33rba.abant.org.br
**October 7-9**
Isabela will be at 2022 MediaFest Milano, Wired Italia.
https://nextfest2022-milano.wired.it/
**October 26-28**...**September 3**
Isabela will be at the 33rd Brazilian anthropology meeting
https://www.33rba.abant.org.br
**October 7-9**
Isabela will be at 2022 MediaFest Milano, Wired Italia.
https://nextfest2022-milano.wired.it/
**October 26-28**
Tor will be at The World Ethical Data Forum
https://worldethicaldataforum.org/
**November 15-16**
Roger Dingledine will be at "Darpa Forward"
https://forward.darpa.mil/event/Texas-AM-Universityhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog/-/issues/40047Help publishing blog post from a guest writer2022-09-26T20:15:00ZIsabela FernandesHelp publishing blog post from a guest writerHi there, we have a blog post from a guest writer. I can work on setting up the marketup for it:
https://peterstory.me/tor_blog_post/
It needs to have a link to a youtube video to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5f4E-f1XwHi there, we have a blog post from a guest writer. I can work on setting up the marketup for it:
https://peterstory.me/tor_blog_post/
It needs to have a link to a youtube video to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5f4E-f1Xw