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On 07/25/2012 12:34 PM, Julian Wissmann wrote:
Please don't forget non profits, like 501(c)3, under which probably many hackerspaces in the US fall or the german e.V., like Zwiebelfreunde e.V., who run torservers.net http://torservers.net/.
Absolutely! I meant to use LLC's as an example as they are much easier to form than a 501(c)3 exempt organization, but my wording was poor. I intended that to be read, "any company that's not a sole proprietorship."
I disagree again. We're on the verge of cheap,affordable 10GBit (as in torservers has just gotten an offer for unlimited traffic 10GBit for $750 with SWIP from a hoster who seems Tor friendly). This means, that 100mbit is getting cheaper and cheaper, as does GBit. 100mbit already comes at a price diadvantage compared to gbit, we don't nead to start on cost-effectiveness of 10mbit, not to mention that many people in the west could run 10mbit nodes from home by now.
Perhaps you're right; has anyone done any network simulations or run any tests to see what would be better for network latency and/or anonymity (more low-throughput relays, or a few larger relays)?
Regardless, I don't think the speed/bandwidth cap (if there is one) should be set too high. In many countries it may be difficult—if not impossible—to run a 10, or even a 1GBit node. As great as lots of 1(0+)GBit nodes would be, we don't want to end up with plenty of nodes in the USA, GB, Germany, etc. and very few elsewhere. Geographic diversity is also extremely important for the project. That being said, if we can get good geographic diversity while only paying for larger nodes it might be more cost-effective. Again, this might need (further?) research.
—Sam
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