[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
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version 44
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-05-05T17:53:28+00:00
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Possible items:
+* Proposal 236: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006820.html
version 43
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-05-05T17:50:14+00:00
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[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-qa/2014-May/000405.html
-Jacob H. Haven and Mikhail Belous each introduced their Tor-related
-projects for this year’s Google Summer of Code: Jacob’s project [XXX] is
-titled “A Lightweight Censorship Analyzer for Tor”, and aims to “allow
-non-technical users to monitor censorship of Tor occurring in their
-country/network”, while Mikhail [XXX] will work to implement a multicore
-version of the tor daemon.
+Jacob H. Haven, Mikhail Belous, and Noah Rahman each introduced their
+Tor-related projects for this year’s Google Summer of Code: Jacob’s
+project [XXX] is titled “A Lightweight Censorship Analyzer for Tor”,
+and aims to “allow non-technical users to monitor censorship of Tor
+occurring in their country/network”; Mikhail [XXX] will work to
+implement a multicore version of the tor daemon; and Noah plans on
+“refactoring Stegotorus more along DRY lines as well as enhancing and
+updating various handshaking protocols, and getting it ready to merge in
+upstream changes from its originators at SRI.”
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006808.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006817.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006821.html
Thanks to NetCologne [XXX] and fr33tux [XXX] for running mirrors of the
Tor Project website!
version 42
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-05-05T17:38:13+00:00
language fixes
--- version 41
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@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
The long-awaited Tor Browser 3.6 was finally declared stable [XXX] on
April 29th. Tor Browser 3.6 is the first version to fully integrate
-pluggable transports, enabling easier access to the Tor network when
-access is blocked. The browser is based on the latest Firefox ESR 24.5.0
+pluggable transports, enabling easier access to the Tor network on
+censored networks. The browser is based on the latest Firefox ESR 24.5.0
and includes a new round of security fixes [XXX].
When configuring how to access the Tor network, users can now select one
of the included list of “obfs3“ [XXX] or “fte” [XXX] bridges. Using
-Flashproxy is also an option but often requires further
+Flashproxy is also an option, but often requires further
configuration [XXX] on the local firewall and router. Manually
specifying bridges [XXX] is still an option, now with support for the
aforementioned pluggable transports.
-Many small usability enhancements have been done: Tor error messages
+Many small usability enhancements have been made: Tor error messages
are translated, the wording on several dialog windows has been improved
-from user feedback, and Mac users now install the browser from the
+based on user feedback, and Mac users now install the browser from the
usual disk image format. Turkish localization has also been enabled.
Read the release announcement for a complete changelog. Be sure
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
interface, and the appearance of the new Tails logo.
More details are in the release announcement. For those who have not
-benefited from the integrated updater, time to download [XXX] the
+made use of the integrated updater, time to download [XXX] the
new version!
[XXX]: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_1.0/
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
Crescent [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], Kevin Dyer [XXX], Isis Lovecruft [XXX],
Kelley Misata [XXX], and Arlo Breault [XXX].
-Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], Mike Perry for the
-Tor Browser team [XXX], and Arturo Filastò for the OONI team [XXX].
+Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], Mike Perry for the
+Tor Browser team [XXX], and Arturo Filastò for the OONI team [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000511.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000513.html
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000525.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000527.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000528.html
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000529.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000529.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000512.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000522.html
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000526.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000526.html
Miscellaneous news
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@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/reset_password
-Following up on previous discussions [XXX] and proposal [XXX] on the
+Following up on previous discussions [XXX] and a proposal [XXX] on the
topic of how to make hidden services scale, Christopher Baines
went on and implemented a prototype [XXX], “for one possible design
of how to allow distribution in hidden services”. The code and concrete
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006792.html
Alpha releases of Orbot v14 are now available [XXX] for testing. They
-include support for the obfs3 and ScrambleSuit protocols thanks to
+include support for the obfs3 and ScrambleSuit protocols, thanks to
obfsclient [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-May/032847.html
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Many users alerted the help desk of a new bug [XXX] in Tor Browser 3.6 that
+Many users alerted the help desk to a new bug [XXX] in Tor Browser 3.6 that
prevents users from setting a proxy. Developers have said this bug is related
-to the introduction of Pluggable Transport support. A new Tor Browser release
+to the introduction of Pluggable Transport support; a new Tor Browser release
addressing this issue is expected this week.
[XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/11658
@@ -215,18 +215,19 @@
---------------------------
Tom Ritter wonders how the Exit Probability is calculated [XXX] and wants to
-know if all values add up to 100 %. If anyone knows a good answer please
-don't hesitate and add it to the question.
+know if all values add up to 100 %. If anyone knows a good answer, please
+don't hesitate to add it to the question.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/2041/88
-user1698 wants to extend the number of Tor relays in a circuit and asks if it
+user1698 wants to extend the number of Tor relays in a circuit, and asks if it
is possible to have one with 5 or 6 nodes [XXX]. Tom Ritter suggests that
this is only possible when one changes the source code. There is another
-question which deals with extending the number of nodes in a circuit [XXX].
+question which deals with extending the number of nodes in a circuit [XXX]:
Steven Murdoch warns the user in his answer that under some circumstances
-it might be possible to de-anonymize a person. Furthermore alaf discusses
-the performance, throughput and anonymity of longer circuits.
+it might be possible to de-anonymize a person who is using this technique.
+Furthermore alaf discusses the performance, throughput and anonymity of
+longer circuits.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/2039/88
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/103/88
version 41
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-05-05T17:30:55+00:00
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--- version 40
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@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
Crescent [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], Kevin Dyer [XXX], Isis Lovecruft [XXX],
Kelley Misata [XXX], and Arlo Breault [XXX].
-Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], Mike Perry for the
-Tor Browser team [XXX], and Arturo Filastò for the OONI team [XXX].
+Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], Mike Perry for the
+Tor Browser team [XXX], and Arturo Filastò for the OONI team [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000511.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000513.html
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000525.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000527.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000528.html
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000529.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000529.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000512.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000522.html
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000526.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000526.html
Miscellaneous news
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version 40
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-05-05T17:26:42+00:00
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--- version 39
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@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@
followed by reports from Arthur D. Edelstein [XXX], Sherief Alaa [XXX],
Karsten Loesing [XXX], Lunar [XXX], Nick Mathewson [XXX], Matt
Pagan [XXX], Damian Johnson [XXX], George Kadianakis [XXX], Pearl
-Crescent [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], and Kevin Dyer [XXX].
-
-Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], while Mike Perry
-did likewise for the Tor Browser team [XXX].
+Crescent [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], Kevin Dyer [XXX], Isis Lovecruft [XXX],
+Kelley Misata [XXX], and Arlo Breault [XXX].
+
+Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], Mike Perry for the
+Tor Browser team [XXX], and Arturo Filastò for the OONI team [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000511.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-April/000513.html
@@ -98,9 +99,12 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000523.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000524.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000525.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000527.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000528.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000529.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000512.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000522.html
-
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000526.html
Miscellaneous news
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version 39
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-05-05T17:19:03+00:00
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--- version 38
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[XXX]: https://github.com/yawning/obfsclient
Griffin Boyce solicited feedback on the first release of Satori [XXX],
-an “app for Google Chrome that distributes circumvention software in
-a difficult-to-block way and makes it easy for users to check if
+an “app for Google Chrome that distributes circumvention software in
+a difficult-to-block way and makes it easy for users to check if
it's been tampered with in-transit.”
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-May/032866.html
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