commit 949bfaf22b7becd683bd32e7385407dca7691f2a Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> Date: Mon Oct 17 11:04:11 2016 -0400 Wrap the changelog, add a blurb --- ChangeLog | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ef4cb6e..a014a5c 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,31 +1,37 @@ Changes in version 0.2.9.4-alpha - 2016-10-17 - Foo bar + Tor 0.2.9.4-alpha adds numerous small features and fix-ups to previous + versions of Tor, including the implementation of a feature to future- + proof the Tor ecosystem against protocol changes, some bug fixes + necessary for Tor Browser to use unix domain sockets correctly, and + several portability improvements. We anticipate that this will be the + last alpha in the Tor 0.2.9 series, and that the next release will be + a release candidate. o Major features (subprotocol versions): - - Tor directory authorities now vote on a set of recommended subprotocol - versions, and on a set of required subprotocol versions. Clients and - relays that lack support for a _required_ suprotocol version will not - start; those that lack support for a _recommended_ subprotocol version - will warn the user to upgrade. Closes ticket 19958; implements part of - proposal 264. - - Tor now uses "subprotocol versions" to indicate - compatibility. Previously, versions of Tor looked at the declared Tor - version of a relay to tell whether they could use a given feature. - Now, they should be able to rely on its declared subprotocol versions. - This change allows compatible implementations of the Tor protocol(s) to - exist without declaring compatibility with pretending to be particular - releases of Tor itself. Closes ticket 19958; implements part of - proposal 264. + - Tor directory authorities now vote on a set of recommended + subprotocol versions, and on a set of required subprotocol + versions. Clients and relays that lack support for a _required_ + suprotocol version will not start; those that lack support for a + _recommended_ subprotocol version will warn the user to upgrade. + Closes ticket 19958; implements part of proposal 264. + - Tor now uses "subprotocol versions" to indicate compatibility. + Previously, versions of Tor looked at the declared Tor version of + a relay to tell whether they could use a given feature. Now, they + should be able to rely on its declared subprotocol versions. This + change allows compatible implementations of the Tor protocol(s) to + exist without declaring compatibility with pretending to be + particular releases of Tor itself. Closes ticket 19958; implements + part of proposal 264. o Minor feature (fallback directories): - - Remove broken fallbacks from the hard-coded fallback directory list. - Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. + - Remove broken fallbacks from the hard-coded fallback directory + list. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. o Minor features (client, directory): - - Since authorities now omit all routers that lack the Running and Valid - flags, we assume that any relay listed in the consensus must - have those flags. Closes ticket 20001; implements part of proposal - 272. + - Since authorities now omit all routers that lack the Running and + Valid flags, we assume that any relay listed in the consensus must + have those flags. Closes ticket 20001; implements part of + proposal 272. o Minor features (compilation, portability): - Tor now compiles correctly on MacOS 10.12 (aka "Sierra"). Closes @@ -36,32 +42,32 @@ Changes in version 0.2.9.4-alpha - 2016-10-17 "MOCK_IMPL" function definitions. Patch from nherring; closes ticket 16869. - o Minor features (unix domain sockets): - - When configuring a unix domain socket for a SocksPort, - ControlPort, or Hidden service, you can now wrap the address - in quotes, using C-style escapes inside the quotes. This - allows unix domain socket paths to contain spaces. - o Minor features (geoip): - Update geoip and geoip6 to the October 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2 Country database. + o Minor features (unix domain sockets): + - When configuring a unix domain socket for a SocksPort, + ControlPort, or Hidden service, you can now wrap the address in + quotes, using C-style escapes inside the quotes. This allows unix + domain socket paths to contain spaces. + o Minor features (virtual addresses): - - Increase the maximum number of bits for the IPv6 virtual network prefix - from 16 to 104. In this way, the condition for address allocation is less - restrictive. - Closes ticket 20151; feature on 0.2.4.7-alpha. + - Increase the maximum number of bits for the IPv6 virtual network + prefix from 16 to 104. In this way, the condition for address + allocation is less restrictive. Closes ticket 20151; feature + on 0.2.4.7-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (address discovery): - - Stop reordering IP addresses returned by the OS. - This makes is more likely that Tor will guess the same relay IP address every time. - Fixes issue 20163; bugfix on 0.2.7.1-alpha, ticket 17027. + - Stop reordering IP addresses returned by the OS. This makes is + more likely that Tor will guess the same relay IP address every + time. Fixes issue 20163; bugfix on 0.2.7.1-alpha, ticket 17027. Reported by René Mayrhofer, patch by "cypherpunks". o Minor bugfixes (client, unix domain sockets): - - Disable IsolateClientAddr when using AF_UNIX backed SocksPorts - as the client address is meaningless. Fixes bug 20261; bugfix on - 0.2.6.3-alpha. + - Disable IsolateClientAddr when using AF_UNIX backed SocksPorts as + the client address is meaningless. Fixes bug 20261; bugfix + on 0.2.6.3-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (compilation, OpenBSD): - Detect Libevent2 functions correctly on systems that provide @@ -71,26 +77,27 @@ Changes in version 0.2.9.4-alpha - 2016-10-17 o Minor bugfixes (configuration): - When parsing quoted configuration values from the torrc file, handle windows line endings correctly. Fixes bug 19167; bugfix on - 0.2.0.16-alpha. Patch from "Pingl". + 0.2.0.16-alpha. Patch from "Pingl". o Minor bugfixes (getpass): - - Defensively fix a non-triggerable heap corruption at do_getpass() tow - protect ourselves from mistakes in the future. Fixes bug #19223; bugfix - on 0.2.7.3-rc. Bug found by Guido Vranken, patch by nherring. + - Defensively fix a non-triggerable heap corruption at do_getpass() + tow protect ourselves from mistakes in the future. Fixes bug + #19223; bugfix on 0.2.7.3-rc. Bug found by Guido Vranken, patch + by nherring. o Minor bugfixes (hidden service): - Allow hidden services to run on IPv6 addresses even when the - IPv6Exit option is not set. Fixes bug 18357; bugfix on - 0.2.4.7-alpha. + IPv6Exit option is not set. Fixes bug 18357; bugfix + on 0.2.4.7-alpha. o Documentation: - Added module-level internal documentation for 36 C files that previously didn't have a high-level overview. o Required libraries: - - When building with OpenSSL, Tor now requires version 1.0.1 or later. - OpenSSL 1.0.0 and earlier are no longer supported by the OpenSSL team, - and should not be used. Closes ticket 20303. + - When building with OpenSSL, Tor now requires version 1.0.1 or + later. OpenSSL 1.0.0 and earlier are no longer supported by the + OpenSSL team, and should not be used. Closes ticket 20303. Changes in version 0.2.9.3-alpha - 2016-09-23