[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Tue Nov 26 20:40:09 UTC 2013
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 ===
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version 35
Author: harmony
Date: 2013-11-26T19:58:39+00:00
english fail
--- version 34
+++ version 35
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
[18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts in using GeckoView on
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts to use GeckoView on
Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
Android”.
version 34
Author: harmony
Date: 2013-11-26T19:55:00+00:00
language fixes
--- version 33
+++ version 34
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
-Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
+Mozilla put out an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
-has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
-update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
-have received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
+has been updated accordingly [2]. The 2.4 release candidate also received an
+update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both were
+then given a further update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
systems [3].
-The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
+The 3.0 branch saw the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
Windows, and a few other small fixes.
@@ -58,24 +58,24 @@
----------
Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
-was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
-works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
-transparently transports its client connections through Tor.
+is now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. Exactly how the device
+works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router which
+transparently directs its client connections through Tor.
-Such an approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
-remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
-identity” and quote the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
+Such an approach is known to be flawed. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt in
+reminding everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
+identity”, and quoted the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be
unsafe to use with Tor.”
-Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
+Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12], namely the absence of source
code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
-issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
-critized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
-approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
+issues with the automatic update system, and the terms of service. He also
+criticized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
+which he had discussed with Roger Dingledine: “providing a
captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
by configuring the device as a bridge.”
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
-discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praise the community for “doing a
+discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praised the community for “doing a
fine job of raising questions”.
[9] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
[16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
-Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He accounts for his talk during the
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He gave an account of his talk during the
cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
[17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
[18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts on using GeckoView on
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts in using GeckoView on
Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
Android”.
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
+Echoing the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the Safeplug device.
An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser
folder in order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to
-create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor
-Browser" script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
+create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the “Start Tor
+Browser” script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
such as the Desktop.
Upcoming events
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
-and dope457.
+dope457, and harmony.
Want to continue reading TWN? Please help us create this newsletter.
We still need more volunteers to watch the Tor community and report
version 33
Author: phw
Date: 2013-11-26T19:20:11+00:00
Fix a bunch of typos.
--- version 32
+++ version 33
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
-updated, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
-have been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit
-GNU/Linux systems [3].
+update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
+have received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
+systems [3].
The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
Windows, and a few other small fixes.
An updated version of Tails [5] and the pluggable transport bundle are
-still in the making at the time we write.
+still in the making at the time of writing.
[1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
[2] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
candidates would be comfortable in both roles, but we are also
interested in hearing from people with either skillset.”
-Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these
-exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
+Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply for
+these exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
[6] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
[7] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
-transparently transport its client connections through Tor.
+transparently transports its client connections through Tor.
-Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
+Such an approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
-identity” and quote the warning on Tor download page [11]: “To avoid
+identity” and quote the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
-critized the “torified everything” approach and outline alternative
+critized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
by configuring the device as a bridge.”
-On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [13] as “a fine test case
+On the upside, Andrew Lewman views the product [13] as “a fine test case
for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
[16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
-Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He account for his talk during the
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He accounts for his talk during the
cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
[17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 ===
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version 35
Author: harmony
Date: 2013-11-26T19:58:39+00:00
english fail
--- version 34
+++ version 35
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
[18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts in using GeckoView on
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts to use GeckoView on
Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
Android”.
version 34
Author: harmony
Date: 2013-11-26T19:55:00+00:00
language fixes
--- version 33
+++ version 34
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
-Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
+Mozilla put out an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
-has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
-update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
-have received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
+has been updated accordingly [2]. The 2.4 release candidate also received an
+update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both were
+then given a further update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
systems [3].
-The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
+The 3.0 branch saw the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
Windows, and a few other small fixes.
@@ -58,24 +58,24 @@
----------
Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
-was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
-works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
-transparently transports its client connections through Tor.
+is now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. Exactly how the device
+works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router which
+transparently directs its client connections through Tor.
-Such an approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
-remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
-identity” and quote the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
+Such an approach is known to be flawed. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt in
+reminding everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
+identity”, and quoted the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be
unsafe to use with Tor.”
-Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
+Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12], namely the absence of source
code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
-issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
-critized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
-approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
+issues with the automatic update system, and the terms of service. He also
+criticized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
+which he had discussed with Roger Dingledine: “providing a
captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
by configuring the device as a bridge.”
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
-discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praise the community for “doing a
+discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praised the community for “doing a
fine job of raising questions”.
[9] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
[16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
-Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He accounts for his talk during the
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He gave an account of his talk during the
cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
[17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
[18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts on using GeckoView on
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts in using GeckoView on
Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
Android”.
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
+Echoing the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the Safeplug device.
An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser
folder in order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to
-create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor
-Browser" script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
+create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the “Start Tor
+Browser” script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
such as the Desktop.
Upcoming events
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
-and dope457.
+dope457, and harmony.
Want to continue reading TWN? Please help us create this newsletter.
We still need more volunteers to watch the Tor community and report
version 33
Author: phw
Date: 2013-11-26T19:20:11+00:00
Fix a bunch of typos.
--- version 32
+++ version 33
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
-updated, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
-have been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit
-GNU/Linux systems [3].
+update, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
+have received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux
+systems [3].
The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
Windows, and a few other small fixes.
An updated version of Tails [5] and the pluggable transport bundle are
-still in the making at the time we write.
+still in the making at the time of writing.
[1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
[2] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
candidates would be comfortable in both roles, but we are also
interested in hearing from people with either skillset.”
-Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these
-exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
+Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply for
+these exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
[6] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
[7] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
-transparently transport its client connections through Tor.
+transparently transports its client connections through Tor.
-Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
+Such an approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
-identity” and quote the warning on Tor download page [11]: “To avoid
+identity” and quote the warning on Tor's download page [11]: “To avoid
problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
-critized the “torified everything” approach and outline alternative
+critized the “torified everything” approach and outlined an alternative
approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
by configuring the device as a bridge.”
-On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [13] as “a fine test case
+On the upside, Andrew Lewman views the product [13] as “a fine test case
for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
[16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
-Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He account for his talk during the
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He accounts for his talk during the
cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
[17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
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