October 2021 - tor-qa - lists.torproject.org

Tor Browser 11.0a9 is ready for testing
by Matthew Finkel 18 Oct '21

18 Oct '21

Hello! We are happy to announce the Tor Browser 11.0a9! This is the first alpha release based on Firefox 91esr. Packages are available on the Tor Browser download page [0] and from the distribution directory [1]. We have a relatively short amount of time for stablizing this version, so please help us identify critical issues [2]. 0. https://www.torproject.org/download/alpha/ 1. https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/11.0a9/ 2. https://support.torproject.org/misc/bug-or-feedback/ Tor Browser 11.0a9 updates Firefox to 91.2.0esr. The full changelog since Tor Browser 11.0a7 is: * Windows + OS X + Linux * Update Firefox to 91.2.0esr * Update Tor to 0.4.7.1-alpha * Bug 40004: Convert tl-protocol to async. [tor-launcher] * Bug 40012: Watch all requested tor events [tor-launcher] * Bug 40027: Make torbutton_send_ctrl_cmd async [torbutton] * Bug 40042: Add missing parameter of createTransport [torbutton] * Bug 40043: Delete all plugin-related protections [torbutton] * Bug 40045: Teach the controller about status_client [torbutton] * Bug 40046: Support arbitrary watch events [torbutton] * Bug 40047: New string for Security Level panel [torbutton] * Bug 40048: Protonify Circuit Display Panel [torbutton] * Bug 40600: Multiple pages as home page unreliable in 11.0a4 [tor-browser] * Bug 40616: UX: multiple about:torconnect [tor-browser] * Bug 40624: TorConnect banner always visible in about:preferences#tor even after bootstrap [tor-browser] * Bug 40626: Update Security Level styling to match Proton UI [tor-browser] * Bug 40628: Checkbox wrong color in about:torconnect in dark mode theme [tor-browser] * Bug 40630: Update New Identity and New Circuit icons [tor-browser] * Bug 40631: site identity icons are not being displayed properly [tor-browser] * Bug 40632: Proton'ify Circuit Display Panel [tor-browser] * Bug 40634: Style updates for Onion Error Pages [tor-browser] * Bug 40636: Fix about:torconnect 'Connect' border radius in about:preferences#tor [tor-browser] * Build System * Windows + OS X + Linux * Update Go to 1.16.9 * Bug 40048: Remove projects/clang-source [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40347: Make the list of toolchain updates needed for firefox91 [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40363: Change bsaes git url [tor-browser-build] * Windows + Linux * Bug 40357: Update binutils to 2.35.2 [tor-browser-build] * Windows * Bug 28240: switch from SJLJ exception handling to Dwarf2 in mingw for win32 [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40306: Update Windows toolchain to switch to mozilla91 [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40376: Use python3 for running pe_checksum_fix.py [tor-browser-build] * OS X * Bug 40307: Update macOS toolchain to switch to mozilla91 [tor-browser-build] * Linux * Bug 40222: Bump GCC to 10.3.0 for Linux [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40305: Update Linux toolchain to switch to mozilla91 [tor-browser-build] * Bug 40353: Temporarily disable rlbox for linux builds [tor-browser-build]

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Tor Browser 10.5.8 is ready for testing
by Matthew Finkel 02 Oct '21

02 Oct '21

Hello! We are happy to announce the first Tor Browser 10.5.8 release candidate for wider testing. Packages can be found at: https://people.torproject.org/~sysrqb/builds/10.5.8-build1/ Tor Browser 10.5.8 updates Firefox to 78.15.0esr. The full changelog since Tor Browser 10.5.7 is: * Windows + OS X + Linux * Update Firefox to 78.15.0esr Please be aware, we are planning a build2 therefore assume this is not the final release build.

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Help
by Lebron James 01 Oct '21

01 Oct '21

I applied to be a Tor tester, how will I be able to test, unreleased or beta versions.

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