[tor-bugs] #6133 [Torflow]: bwauths need to let us know when they've been running long enough

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#6133: bwauths need to let us know when they've been running long enough
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 Reporter:  arma         |          Owner:  aagbsn
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:        
Component:  Torflow      |        Version:        
 Keywords:               |         Parent:  #2286 
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:        
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:2 arma]:
 > Sounds like we want slightly different behavior. For example, if the
 bandwidths file was last written within 3 days ago, but bwauth decides
 it's not comfortable providing opinions right now, does that mean the dir
 auths use the old opinions? I think it does, and if bwauth isn't
 comfortable because it doesn't feel it has enough opinions, then using the
 outdated opinions for days is probably even worse.

 How about if the bwauth clobbers the output file if it's running but
 doesn't think it has enough opinions for this round?

 I guess that might mess up the cron jobs that check if bwauth is on track.
 But it would accomplish the goal here?

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