[tor-bugs] #6363 [Tor Directory Authority]: Make directory authorities vote on "a" lines in consensus network status documents

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#6363: Make directory authorities vote on "a" lines in consensus network status
documents
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 Reporter:  ln5                      |          Owner:  ln5     
     Type:  enhancement              |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:          
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:          
 Keywords:  SponsorG20120930         |         Parent:  #4564   
   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:          
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Changes (by ln5):

  * status:  needs_revision => accepted
 * cc: phobos, karsten (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:7 nickm]:

 > > > Does this need to be deployed and producing "a" lines for September?
 If so, it needs to go in 0.2.3.x, unfortunately.  ("No" is the answer that
 would make me happie.)
 > >
 > > External (SponsorG) deadline is September 30. Why does it have to go
 > > in 0.2.3? Wouldn't the 0.2.4.1 (around September 7) be a good release
 > > for this?
 >
 > Because the authorities won't all upgrade to 0.2.4.x on that timeframe.

 Oh. I see. I guess this is a question for Andrew and maybe Karsten then.

 Andrew, Karsten: Is there a way to avoid having to have "clients talk
 to public relays" _deployed_ by the end of September?


 > > > The logic for setting the 3rd argument for compare_vote_rs is pretty
 complicated! Some comments might help me out.
 > >
 > > I'm afraid I don't understand. Do you mean that the places where we're
 > > calling compare_vote_rs() are hard to understand? The
 > >
 > >     consensus_method >= MIN_METHOD_FOR_A_LINES
 > >
 > > in compute_routerstatus_consensus()?
 > >
 >
 > yes, those.

 Comments added in 4aa76832, pushed to the same branch.

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