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Another amateur relay operator here, i run the node "namelesshero"
and I sure hope however this cost reimbursing plan eventually pans
out, it won't discourage small folk like us from running relays. I,
too, believe the exact opposite is desirable instead. I'll admit i'm
not quite sure if i understand the concept here but mixing monetary
compensation with voluntary activity doesn't sound good to me at a
first look.<br>
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And before someone thinks i'm suggesting everyone should be
compensated if some people are: Personally, running the relay costs
me pretty damn near nothing at all (save for the headache when it
refuses to work). I would pay for the connection regardless, the
hardware was obtained second(or third)-hand for free and since it
has other duties in the local network, it would be running 24/7 even
without Tor so electricity is not a problem. Might as well put the
extra bandwidth and CPU cycles to some good use. The fuzzy feeling
of helping is compensation in itself.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18.09.2013 20:36, Rick wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/18/2013 07:31 AM, Tom Ritter
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<p dir="ltr">On Sep 18, 2013 7:11 AM, <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:tor@t-3.net">tor@t-3.net</a>>
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> I wonder if I am the only one who finds this
creepy.......</p>
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Nope, I don't think so. Perhaps it's the timing. In this
post-Snowden period most everything is a little bit creepy.
There's plenty of FUD to go around. A position paper from
Torproject on this and other recent issues would be handy about
now.<br>
I'm an independent exit pushing about 2GB/day so I don't see a
compensation opportunity. Anyway, I don't want to give up my
amateur status. :) Still, for big guys who do have financial
considerations and are probably better positioned to handle risk
this could make sense.<br>
I'm sure Torproject would love to have a few thousand more folks
like me, but that's a marketing issue that probably spins around
getting Tor greater visibility in the mainstream net.<br>
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Rick<br>
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