[tor-bugs] #26068 [Metrics/Website]: better describe bridges vs. relays in the glosary

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#26068: better describe bridges vs. relays in the glosary
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks      |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Website  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
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Changes (by karsten):

 * cc: metrics-team (added)


Comment:

 Agreed, the definitions are slightly confusing. Here's what we have right
 now:

 ''bridge: a relay whose existence is non-public and which can therefore
 provide access for blocked clients, often in combination with pluggable
 transports, which registers itself with the bridge authority.''

 ''relay: a publicly-listed node in the Tor network that forwards traffic
 on behalf of clients, and that registers itself with the directory
 authorities.''

 I wonder if we should say ''server'' rather than ''node'' or even
 ''relay'' as the broader term for a relay-or-bridge thing. After all, we
 also have a "Server" category on the website that includes relays and
 bridges.

 irl, would you be able to check what the other glossaries use here? Would
 this change move us further into their direction or in an opposite
 direction?

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