6 Jun
2017
6 Jun
'17
8:05 p.m.
On 05/06/2017 12:43 -0400, Vasilis wrote: > Hi, > > Anatol: >> I would like to discuss wether the vagueness of the term 'vendor' on >> http://explorer.ooni.torproject.org/ is potentially taking some impact >> from understanding OONIs test results for new users. I personally recall >> thinking it meant something like "vendors of internet infrastructure" >> the first time I visited the explorer, and the only place to figure it >> out is in one of the boxes in /highlights/. >> >> I'm not entirely sure what an appropriate specification should look >> like, I guess it's a balance between correct definition and convenience >> in length - with a focus on the first my proposal would be "vendors of >> [potentially] traffic manipulating software" - but that's so long it >> will probably break the design of the front page. Maybe if someone knows >> a shorter, appropriate synonym for "[potentially] traffic manipulating >> software" ? > Bringing this up perhaps some candidates (note if they are too long): > - network traffic manipulation software/hardware > - netwrok traffic manipulation device > Maybe for consistency also with the rest of OONI software, we may as well just call them "middle boxes" and maybe cross link it with a longer explanation of what it is exactly. ~ A.