commit 7918e219d45f2cac62b7c3d79fb1d4df4c5d65be Author: teor <teor2345@gmail.com> Date: Sun Sep 25 17:10:23 2016 -0700 Rewrite the fallback directory mirror list changelog entries Mention fallback numbers, releases, and dates. This assists in tracking fallback attrition. Closes task 20242. Reported by arma. --- ChangeLog | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 5556182..a52c39d 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -319,8 +319,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.9.3-alpha - 2016-09-23 OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later since 2009. Closes ticket 19998. o Minor feature (fallback directories): - - Remove broken entries from the hard-coded fallback directory list. - Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. + - Remove 8 fallbacks that are no longer suitable, leaving 81 of the + 100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March + 2016. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. o Minor features (geoip, also in 0.2.8.8): - Update geoip and geoip6 to the September 6 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2 @@ -498,8 +499,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.8 - 2016-09-23 this one. o Minor feature (fallback directories): - - Remove broken fallbacks from the hard-coded fallback directory - list. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. + - Remove 8 fallbacks that are no longer suitable, leaving 81 of the + 100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March + 2016. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor. o Minor features (geoip): - Update geoip and geoip6 to the September 6 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2 @@ -953,8 +955,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.6 - 2016-08-02 is signed. Fixes bug 19682; bugfix on 0.2.8.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (fallback directories): - - Remove a fallback that was on the hardcoded list, then opted-out. - Fixes bug 19782; update to fallback list from 0.2.8.2-alpha. + - Remove 1 fallback that was on the hardcoded list, then opted-out, + leaving 89 of the 100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor + 0.2.8.2-alpha in March 2016. Closes ticket 19782; patch by teor. o Minor bugfixes (Linux seccomp2 sandbox): - Allow more syscalls when running with "Sandbox 1" enabled: @@ -1026,8 +1029,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.5-rc - 2016-07-07 - Update fallback whitelist and blacklist based on relay operator emails. Blacklist unsuitable (non-working, over-volatile) fallbacks. Resolves ticket 19071. Patch by teor. - - Update hard-coded fallback list to remove unsuitable fallbacks. - Resolves ticket 19071. Patch by teor. + - Remove 10 unsuitable fallbacks, leaving 90 of the 100 fallbacks + originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March 2016. Closes + ticket 19071; patch by teor. Changes in version 0.2.8.4-rc - 2016-06-15 @@ -1137,10 +1141,12 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.3-alpha - 2016-05-26 - Give each fallback the same weight for client selection; restrict fallbacks to one per operator; report fallback directory detail changes when rebuilding list; add new fallback directory mirrors - to the whitelist; update fallback directories based on the latest - OnionOO data; and any other minor simplifications and fixes. - Closes tasks 17158, 17905, 18749, bug 18689, and fixes part of bug - 18812 on 0.2.8.1-alpha; patch by "teor". + to the whitelist; and many other minor simplifications and fixes. + Closes tasks 17905, 18749, bug 18689, and fixes part of bug 18812 on + 0.2.8.1-alpha; patch by "teor". + - Replace the 21 fallbacks generated in January 2016 and included in + Tor 0.2.8.1-alpha, with a list of 100 fallbacks generated in March + 2016. Closes task 17158; patch by "teor". o Minor features (geoip): - Update geoip and geoip6 to the May 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2 @@ -1584,10 +1590,11 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.1-alpha - 2016-02-04 should reduces failures due to fallback churn. Implements ticket 4483. Patch by "teor". Implements IPv4 portions of proposal 210 by "mikeperry" and "teor". - - Include a trial list of default fallback directories, based on an - opt-in survey of suitable relays. Doing this should make clients - bootstrap more quickly and reliably, and reduce the load on the - directory authorities. Closes ticket 15775. Patch by "teor". + - Include a trial list of 21 default fallback directories, generated + in January 2016, based on an opt-in survey of suitable relays. + Doing this should make clients bootstrap more quickly and reliably, + and reduce the load on the directory authorities. Closes ticket + 15775. Patch by "teor". Candidates identified using an OnionOO script by "weasel", "teor", "gsathya", and "karsten". - Previously only relays that explicitly opened a directory port