What you will find here and where else to look at

Below we define some terms that are used in a somewhat or 100% special meaning within the Tails community.

For other terms, use The Jargon Lexicon (apt-get install dict-jargon), V.E.R.A. (apt-get install dict-vera), the Wiktionary and Wikipedia.

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The words

• DSA: Debian Security Advisory. See Debian security updates for details and pointers to the Debian security team resources; see http://security.debian.org for already issued advisories.
• freeze:
  • a late stabilization period of time in the Tails release schedule, when no new changes are merged anymore into the Git branch used to prepare the next release of Tails but fixes for serious bug and security issues;
  • the beginning of the said phase.
• IUK: Incremental Upgrade Kit, see incremental upgrades
• Release manager: see the definition of this shifting role
• RM: see Release Manager
• t-p-s: tails-persistence-setup, AKA the Persistent Volume Assistant.
• WAN: see Welcome and annoying nitpicker
• WB: see WhisperBack.
• WhisperBack: see 3.5 Feedback in the design document.
• Welcome and annoying nitpicker: see the definition of this shifting role