[tor-relays] What is the different between Tor browser and Tor source code

[dawuud]

maybe you should not want what you think you want.
have you considered that your modifications will make you stand out
thus thwarting the traffic analysis properties (or as you said in
your previous e-mail: a touch of anonymity).


On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 11:22:57AM +0300, dave` dave wrote:
> i have to change it because there is no other way to make it work the way i
> want if i won't change the source code.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 11:11 AM, dawuud <dawuud at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > maybe you don't need to change the source code to get
> > tor to do what you want because the control port can be used
> > to tell tor how to build circuits, number of hops etc.
> > you can learn about this in the control port specification,
> > in the specifications git repo.
> >
> > also, instead of copying files around as Georg suggests you can
> > change the tor browser settings to use whatever socks and control port.
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 10:53:55AM +0300, dave` dave wrote:
> > > Actually i don't understand what you said or how to do that. can you
> > expand
> > > please?
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 10:39 AM, Georg Koppen <gk at torproject.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > dave` dave:
> > > > > I know that i can download Tor Browser and use it as a regular
> > browser
> > > > with
> > > > > a touch of anonymity. but, if i want to change a few things in Tor i
> > can
> > > > > change in .torrc file like the ExitNode, EntryNodeetc.. as i have
> > here in
> > > > > Tor's manual:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en
> > > > >
> > > > > but, if i want to change a way more series things i need to change it
> > > > from
> > > > > the source code for example the numbers of Nodes-hop make 1 one or 8
> > > > hop's:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en
> > > > >
> > > > > after changing the source code i and to install it:
> > > > >
> > > > > ./configure && make install
> > > > >
> > > > > more info:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en
> > > > >
> > > > > after changing thw source code as i want it compiled without any
> > > > > error's(Ubuntu 16.04 VMware).
> > > > >
> > > > > after the compiling im in kind of in dead end don't know what to do.
> > > > >
> > > > > i want to use the source code that i edit as a i use in regular
> > > > Tor-Browser
> > > > > can i do that?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, just copy it over the tor which we ship in
> > > > tor-browser_$YOUR-LOCALE/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor
> > > >
> > > > Georg
> > > >
> > > >
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