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Explain why it is complicated to propose Tails devices for sale

If burn on DVD, then the DVD gets outdated after 6 weeks at most.

If installed onto a USB stick, then:

  • People would not be able to verify that the Tails on the USB stick
    is genuine. Trusting a certain Tails is a genuine one is either based
    on cryptographic verification, or on personal trust (someone you
    trust cloning a Tails for you). But one Tails is installed on a USB
    stick it is not possible to use our recommended verification
    techniques anymore. Being able of trusting the Tails you use is
    something we really care about, so customers would have to be warned
    out that.
  • We release a new version every 6 weeks. Given that schedule, it
    would not be possible to get Tails preinstalled from factory and the
    stock of USB stick would have to be upgraded every 6 weeks.

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Original created by @sajolida on 7269 (Redmine)

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