[tor-commits] [torspec/master] dir-list: Add a Future Plans section

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit b940965ea52ed75d58824bbc159beedff827bf5f
Author: teor <teor at torproject.org>
Date:   Sun Jun 23 16:49:58 2019 +1000

    dir-list: Add a Future Plans section
    
    Based on our plans in 24818 and 24839.
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 dir-list-spec.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dir-list-spec.txt b/dir-list-spec.txt
index 9afef93..037319d 100644
--- a/dir-list-spec.txt
+++ b/dir-list-spec.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@
 
    2.1.0 - Adds a source list comment to the header.
 
+1.4. Future Plans
+
+   Tor also has an auth_dirs.inc file, but it is not yet in this format.
+   Tor uses slightly different formats for authorities and fallback
+   directory mirrors, so we will need to make some changes to tor so that
+   it parses this format. (We will also need to add authority-specific
+   information to this format.) See #24818 for details.
+
+   We want to add a torrc option so operators can opt-in their relays as
+   fallback directory mirrors. This gives us a signed opt-in confirmation.
+   (We can also continue to accept whitelist entries, and do other checks.)
+   We need to write a short proposal, and make some changes to tor and the
+   fallback update script. See #24839 for details.
+
 2. Format Details
 
    Directory lists contain the following sections: