[tor-packagers] New releases tagged and uploaded (but see notice!)

[Nick Mathewson]

Hi, all!

At long last, Tor 0.3.4 is stable!  The new release, 0.3.4.8, has been
tagged and signed and uploaded to https://dist.torproject.org/

So have a set of patch releases for the older stable release series:
0.2.9.17, 0.3.2.12, and 0.3.3.10.  No earth-shattering bugs there, but
worth upgrading for.

Changelogs:
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.2.9.17

https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.2.12

https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.3.10

https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.4.8

There's a catch, though: the versioning directory authorities have not
yet recommended these versions.  When you go to run one of them,
you'll get a warning message:

This tends to bother users, so I'd suggest not uploading your packages
until the versions are recommended and the official announcement is
out.


One more thing: Tor 0.3.2 is reaching end-of-life.  After October 9,
it won't get any more patches.  If you like tracking the
latest-and-greatest stable Tor releases, you should be on 0.3.3
already, and upgrading to 0.3.4 soon.  If you like a nice stable
long-term release series, you should stick with 0.2.9 for a while
longer.  For our release plans, see
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/NetworkTeam/CoreTorReleases
.

best wishes,
-- 
Nick