[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Tue Jun 3 02:20:09 UTC 2014
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2014/22 ===
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version 28
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:42:18+00:00
apostrophes
--- version 27
+++ version 28
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
Sometimes users with no network obstacles will email the help desk to ask
how to configure their Tor Browser. Often these users will not need to
-configure anything, and clicking 'Connect' is all that is necessary.
+configure anything, and clicking “Connect” is all that is necessary.
Discussion on this problem is taking place on the bug tracker [XXX].
[XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/12164
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
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The bridge distributor BridgeDB [XXX] populates its database from the
-cached descriptor files copied over from the bridge authority. There´s a
+cached descriptor files copied over from the bridge authority. There’s a
small bug in BridgeDB where a line that is included in two different
cached descriptor files gets added twice to the database [XXX]. The
ticket says this bug is easily reproducible and even contains commands
version 27
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:39:24+00:00
another report
--- version 26
+++ version 27
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
month of May has begun. Pearl Crescent released their report
first [XXX], followed by Sherief Alaa [XXX], Damian Johnson [XXX],
Nick Mathewson [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], Georg Koppen [XXX], Lunar [XXX],
-and Arlo Breault [XXX].
+Arlo Breault [XXX], and Matt Pagan [XXX].
Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], while Arturo Filastò
-did likewise for the OONI team, and Mike Perry for the Tor Browser team [XXX].
+did likewise for the OONI team [XXX], and Mike Perry for the Tor Browser
+team [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000539.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000540.html
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000545.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000546.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000548.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000550.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000541.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000547.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000549.html
version 26
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:35:46+00:00
write about relay profiling
--- version 25
+++ version 26
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@
that have not yet been covered by tests.
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006933.html
+
+Nick also put out a call (relayed by Moritz Bartl [XXX]) for Tor relay
+operators running version 0.2.5.4-alpha or later to profile their
+relays, in order to identify potential bottlenecks. Basic instructions
+for doing so on Debian and Ubuntu can be found in the comments to the
+relevant ticket [XXX].
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-May/004617.html
+ [XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/11332
During a discussion on the role of JavaScript hooks in Tor Browser, Mike
Perry clarified [XXX] the merits of writing direct C++ Firefox patches
@@ -156,7 +165,6 @@
Possible items:
- * Please help profile Tor 0.2.5.4 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-May/004617.html
* wfpadtools: comments about primitives https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006918.html
* Tails 1.1~beta1 call for testing https://tails.boum.org/news/test_1.1-beta1/
* Stem 1.2 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006931.html
version 25
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:26:19+00:00
spaces/remove xxx
--- version 24
+++ version 25
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News in 2014, the weekly
-newsletter that covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
+newsletter that covers what is happening in the Tor community.
Feature XXX
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@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
codebases to find the few spots that need fixing, this bug may be for
you. Be sure to comment on the ticket when you have a fix!
-[XXX]: https://bridges.torproject.org/
-[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11216
+ [XXX]: https://bridges.torproject.org/
+ [XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11216
Upcoming events
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version 24
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:25:17+00:00
some more misc
--- version 23
+++ version 24
@@ -45,6 +45,27 @@
Miscellaneous news
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+
+Pups, a chat system implemented by Sherief Alaa for real-time
+invitation-based user support, has gone live [XXX], and can now be
+used by Tor’s support assistants when that method promises a quicker
+resolution of an issue.
+
+ [XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/11657
+
+In response to a question about the writing of unit tests for tor, Nick
+Mathewson shared [XXX] a brief guide to identifying lines in tor’s codebase
+that have not yet been covered by tests.
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006933.html
+
+During a discussion on the role of JavaScript hooks in Tor Browser, Mike
+Perry clarified [XXX] the merits of writing direct C++ Firefox patches
+over using such hooks, as well as the possibility of incorporating
+Torbutton’s privacy features into either Firefox itself or a dedicated
+add-on.
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tbb-dev/2014-June/000074.html
Andrew Lewman reported [XXX] on his trip to Stockholm to address Sida
and the Stockholm Internet Forum.
@@ -138,7 +159,4 @@
* Please help profile Tor 0.2.5.4 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-May/004617.html
* wfpadtools: comments about primitives https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-May/006918.html
* Tails 1.1~beta1 call for testing https://tails.boum.org/news/test_1.1-beta1/
- * Pups goes live https://bugs.torproject.org/11657
- * Stem 1.2 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006931.html
- * How to work out which unit tests are needed https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006933.html
- * Clarification about jshooks in torbutton extension https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tbb-dev/2014-June/000074.html
+ * Stem 1.2 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-June/006931.html
version 23
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-06-03T01:06:43+00:00
add report
--- version 22
+++ version 23
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
Nick Mathewson [XXX], Colin C. [XXX], Georg Koppen [XXX], Lunar [XXX],
and Arlo Breault [XXX].
-Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], and Arturo Filastò
-did likewise for the OONI team.
+Lunar also reported on behalf of the help desk [XXX], while Arturo Filastò
+did likewise for the OONI team, and Mike Perry for the Tor Browser team [XXX].
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000539.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-May/000540.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000548.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000541.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000547.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-June/000549.html
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