[tor-commits] [tor/maint-0.3.5] update geoip-2021-03-12 to mention provider transition.

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit aa6c7741e836b3222a3751b8128afcb1155ded2b
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 12 11:29:09 2021 -0500

    update geoip-2021-03-12 to mention provider transition.
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 changes/geoip-2021-03-12 | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
index 9c0c142662..c6254de4a2 100644
--- a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
+++ b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
   o Minor features (geoip data):
-    - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database,
-      as retrieved on 2021/03/12.
+    - We have switched geoip data sources. Previously we shipped
+      IP-to-country mappings from Maxmind's GeoLite2, but in 2019 they
+      changed their licensing term, so we were unable to update them after
+      that point.  We now ship geoip files based on the  IPFire Location
+      Database instead.  (See https://location.ipfire.org/ for more
+      information).  This release updates our geoip files to match the
+      IPFire Location Database as retrieved on 2021/03/12.  Closes
+      ticket 32978.