[tor-bugs] #6438 [Tor Client]: Evaluate software77's geoip database

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#6438: Evaluate software77's geoip database
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 Reporter:  nickm       |          Owner:                    
     Type:  task        |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  geoip       |         Parent:  #6266             
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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 As a stopgap, since blockfinder isn't yet giving us geoip files and
 maxmind is deteriorating, is to consider use of software77.net/geo-ip 's
 geoip database.

 The format is almost the same as Maxmind's.  Two issues to evaluate before
 we can use it:

    * The database says it's licensed under the GPLv3.  Would we satisfy
 the terms of the GPLv3 by merely attributing it correctly and distributing
 the database itself under GPLv3, or would any part of Tor's license need
 to change?  Wendy claims the former, and suggests that copyrights on
 databases are already pretty weak in the US.

    * How good is the database?  To what extent does it agree/disagree with
 maxmind's?

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