[metrics-bugs] #24256 [Metrics/Atlas]: atlas complains "outdated tor version" for too *new* tor versions too

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#24256: atlas complains "outdated tor version" for too *new* tor versions too
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     Reporter:  arma           |      Owner:  metrics-team
         Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium         |  Milestone:
    Component:  Metrics/Atlas  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal         |   Keywords:
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 https://atlas.torproject.org/#search/moria1
 shows this text at the top:
 "This relay is running an outdated Tor version and should be updated to a
 recent release of Tor that may contain important fixes."

 But the relay is running "Tor 0.3.3.0-alpha-dev". This is not an outdated
 Tor version -- it is *newer* than any of the recommended versions.

 Tor has some somewhat complicated logic for deciding whether a version is
 obsolete -- see tor_version_is_obsolete(). Is atlas's best plan to try to
 reproduce Tor's logic? Should we try to specify it, e.g. in version-
 spec.txt, so external programs have a chance of getting it right?

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