since a single operator now controls more than 10% of the tor network's exit capacity
Or rather, do they control more than 10% of the Tor Network's consensus weight?
I'm referring to exit probability.
How do you define an "operator"?
Lets use "family" that is be more clear.
How many operators would this affect over the past few years?
From the top of my head I know about two but I didn't parse historic data to be able to give a more precise answer.
I thought we generally asked operators to keep it to 5%?
Yes I'm aware of the discussion on tor-relays@ where Roger said:
I think 5% exit share is fine, and 10% is probably a bit too high.
That means as you grow past 5%, you should work with the other big exit relay operator groups
but operators have no effective means in controlling their own share, if for example another big operator disappears.
And I think we should focus our efforts on expanding the pool of exits, and improving bandwidth measurement, rather than limiting operators who are helping the network. (New automatic limits will likely be seen as a rejection of someone's contribution, so they should be handled very carefully.)
I see your point. Also note that there are operators that would actually appreciate such a limit because they do not want to run more than X% (see tor-relays@).
thanks for your reply, nusenu