Hi,
On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:54:00 +0000 Alison Macrina alison@libraryfreedomproject.org wrote:
- Instant messaging
https://github.com/torproject/manual/pull/6
Although named 'manual' this repository seems to be limited to Tor Browser. Should instructions to torify applications be added to support.torproject.org instead?
It is the Tor Browser manual only, yes. I don't know where to include information about torifying apps, but I am inclined to hold off on that and leave it on the wiki for now because I don't think it's a priority.
What about an "Applications" or "Use X with Tor" section on support.tpo? There are already questions on it, the legacy FAQ will bring more. However PR 6 isn't in q&a format and would need some tricks to shoehorn it into / split up by application like "Is it safe to use Skype with Tor?" etc.
- Bridges / Pluggable Transports
PR 7 wants to merge the tpo bridges page: https://github.com/torproject/manual/pull/7 https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges
It may be smart to use this opportunity to also merge https://www.torproject.org/docs/pluggable-transports.html.en
This page is now merged into PR 7 and should proposedly be redirected to the tb-manual / wiki because it contains an outdated list of PTs. https://github.com/torproject/manual/commit/6a27b09304cc4d864b4a445a0864976c...
- FAQs
There are several FAQs, see torproject.org/faq, Will support.torproject.org be the new home?
Yes! It would be helpful if you or someone else could go through the FAQ and look for any questions that are not currently on the support portal, and then we can make sure that those get merged.
Currently preparing pull requests for each section. Let's use https://bugs.torproject.org/28549 for further communication.
- Mirrors
Now the tb-manual lists mirrors. Our mirror community is longing for an update of the tpo mirrors list. Where can it be added? http://dgvdmophvhunawds.onion/downloading/ https://github.com/torproject/webwml/pull/58 https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/mirrors
Thanks and hopefully this is not too much at once! (happy about replies with tiny bits as well)
This is also something that will end up on one of the new portals, though I am not sure which one but likely community.torproject.org. I am cautious about adding anything new to the old website since we are working on content for the new one. So maybe you want to help once we're ready to create that community.tpo content.
Glad to help.
FWIW PR 58 adds no new content but replaces offline mirrors with newly added ones. arma asked us to keep an eye on the mirror community and there are regularly questions about this in #tor. https://bugs.torproject.org/22150
Operators expect to be linked better. If tpo is not really interested in mirrors, these pages should be removed to avoid further confusion. https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-mirrors/2018-October/001183.html
Also GetTor delivers offline mirrors because of this. If that functionality is no longer meant to be supported it would better to drop it instead of letting it rot (but hopefully will not). https://gettor.torproject.org/api/mirrors
Sent with best intentions to improve our webpages and services. Thanks for looking into this.
Have a great day!