[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Mon Jul 21 22:00:09 UTC 2014
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version 37
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-07-21T21:20:31+00:00
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@@ -216,3 +216,4 @@
- amhia.fi https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000594.html
- wfpadtools https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000595.html
- Consensus diffs https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007163.html
+ * Cancelled Blackhat2014 talk https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-July/033954.html
version 36
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-07-21T20:52:19+00:00
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--- version 35
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@@ -138,17 +138,17 @@
[XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org/
[XXX]: https://globe.torproject.org/
-The database which hold Tor bridges, usually called BridgeDB [XXX], is able
+The database which holds Tor bridges, usually called BridgeDB [XXX], is able
to give out bridge addresses through email. This feature was recently
-extended to make the email autoresponder support more bridge types.
-This required introducing new keywords that must be used in the
-initial request. Matthew Finkel is looking for feedback [XXX] on
-the current set of commands and how it could be improved.
+extended to make the email autoresponder support more bridge types, which
+required introducing new keywords that must used in the initial request.
+Matthew Finkel is looking for feedback [XXX] on the current set of commands
+and how they could be improved.
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
Lunar wrote a detailed report [XXX] on his week at the Libre Software Meeting
-in Montpellier, France. The report cover the booth jointly held with
+in Montpellier, France. The report covers the booth jointly held with
Nos Oignons [XXX], his talk in the security track, and several contacts made
with other free software projects.
version 35
Author: phw
Date: 2014-07-21T20:49:41+00:00
Dmitry is OK with his name being mentioned.
--- version 34
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@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
Atlas [XXX] can now also be used to search for Tor bridges. In the past, Atlas
was only able to search for relays. This was made possible thanks to a
-patch [XXX] developed by a volunteer.
+patch [XXX] developed by Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov.
[XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org
[XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/6320
version 34
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-07-21T20:43:44+00:00
move PETS report up/small fixes
--- version 33
+++ version 34
@@ -50,79 +50,6 @@
[XXX]: https://tails.boum.org/security/Numerous_security_holes_in_1.0.1
[XXX]: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_1.1/# XXX needs fixing
-Miscellaneous news
-------------------
-
-txtorcon [XXX], the Tor control protocol implementation for the Twisted framework [XXX],
-received a new minor release [XXX]. Version 0.10.1 fixes “a couple bugs
-introduced along with the endpoints feature in 0.10.0”.
-
- [XXX]: https://twistedmatrix.com/
- [XXX]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/txtorcon
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007166.html
-
-Tor ships with a sample webpage [XXX] that can be used by exit node
-operators to identify their system as such to anyone wishing to identify
-the source of Tor traffic. Operators most often copy and adapt this
-template to the local situation. Mick Morgan discovered than his version
-was out of sync [XXX] and contained broken links. “If other operators are
-similarly using a page based on the old template, they may wish to update”,
-Mick advised.
-
- [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/contrib/operator-tools/tor-exit-notice.html
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-July/004982.html
-
-Michael Rogers, one of the developers of Briar [XXX], announced [XXX] a new
-mailing list [XXX] for discussing peer-to-peer-based communication
-systems based on Tor hidden services. As Briar and other systems
-might be “running into similar issues”, a shared place to discuss
-them seemed worthwhile.
-
- [XXX]: https://briarproject.org/
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007161.html
- [XXX]: https://fulpool.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hidden-services
-
-Karsten Loesing and Philipp Winter are looking for front-end web
-developers [XXX]: “We are looking for somebody to fork and extend one
-of the two main Tor network status websites Atlas [XXX] or Globe [XXX]”
-writes Karsten. Both websites currently need love and new maintainers. Please
-reach out if you want to help!
-
- [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/looking-front-end-web-developers-network-status-websites-atlas-and-globe
- [XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org/
- [XXX]: https://globe.torproject.org/
-
-The database which hold Tor bridges, usually called BridgeDB [XXX], is able
-to give out bridge addresses through email. This feature was recently
-extended to make the email autoresponder support more bridge types.
-This required introducing new keywords that must be used in the
-initial request. Matthew Finkel is looking for feedback [XXX] on
-the current set of commands and how it could be improved.
-
- [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
-
-Lunar wrote a detailed report [XXX] on his week at the Libre Software Meeting
-in Montpellier, France. The report cover the booth jointly held with
-Nos Oignons [XXX], his talk in the security track, and several contacts made
-with other free software projects.
-
- [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000593.html
- [XXX]: https://nos-oignons.net/
-
-Tim Retout announced [XXX] that apt-transport-tor [XXX] 0.2.1 has entered
-Debian unstable. This package enables APT to download Debian packages
-through Tor.
-
- [XXX]: http://retout.co.uk/blog/2014/07/21/apt-transport-tor
- [XXX]: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/apt-transport-tor
-
-Atlas [XXX] can now also be used to search for Tor bridges. In the past, Atlas
-was only able to search for relays. This was made possible thanks to a
-patch [XXX] developed by a volunteer.
-
- [XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org
- [XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/6320
-
PETS 2014
---------
@@ -130,7 +57,7 @@
Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 16-18, 2014. A wide range of research in
privacy enhancing technologies was presented, with many of relevance to
Tor. Keynotes were given by Martin Ortlieb, Senior User Experience
-Researcher in Privacy, Google and William Binney (Former NSA Official).
+Researcher in Privacy at Google, and William Binney, a former NSA employee.
Some papers focussing on Tor include:
@@ -156,9 +83,9 @@
Realization of HTTPS Traffic Analysis" by Brad Miller, Ling Huang, A. D.
Joseph and J. D. Tygar [XXX].
-Prior to PETS there was a Tor meet-up which Moritz reported as a great
+Prior to PETS, there was a Tor meet-up which Moritz Bartl reported as a great
success [XXX]. Hopefully there will also be such an event at the 2015
-PETS, to be held in Philadelphia, US in the week of June 29, 2015.
+PETS, to be held in Philadelphia, US, in the week of June 29, 2015.
[XXX]: https://petsymposium.org/2014/papers/Winter.pdf
[XXX]: https://petsymposium.org/2014/papers/Dingledine.pdf
@@ -169,6 +96,79 @@
[XXX]: https://petsymposium.org/2014/papers/Miller.pdf
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-July/033936.html
+Miscellaneous news
+------------------
+
+txtorcon [XXX], the Tor control protocol implementation for the Twisted framework [XXX],
+received a new minor release [XXX]. Version 0.10.1 fixes “a couple bugs
+introduced along with the endpoints feature in 0.10.0”.
+
+ [XXX]: https://twistedmatrix.com/
+ [XXX]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/txtorcon
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007166.html
+
+Tor ships with a sample webpage [XXX] that can be used by exit node
+operators to identify their system as such to anyone wishing to identify
+the source of Tor traffic. Operators most often copy and adapt this
+template to the local situation. Mick Morgan discovered than his version
+was out of sync [XXX] and contained broken links. “If other operators are
+similarly using a page based on the old template, they may wish to update”,
+Mick advised.
+
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/contrib/operator-tools/tor-exit-notice.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-July/004982.html
+
+Michael Rogers, one of the developers of Briar [XXX], announced [XXX] a new
+mailing list [XXX] for discussing peer-to-peer-based communication
+systems based on Tor hidden services. As Briar and other systems
+might be “running into similar issues”, a shared place to discuss
+them seemed worthwhile.
+
+ [XXX]: https://briarproject.org/
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007161.html
+ [XXX]: https://fulpool.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hidden-services
+
+Karsten Loesing and Philipp Winter are looking for front-end web
+developers [XXX]: “We are looking for somebody to fork and extend one
+of the two main Tor network status websites Atlas [XXX] or Globe [XXX]”
+writes Karsten. Both websites currently need love and new maintainers. Please
+reach out if you want to help!
+
+ [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/looking-front-end-web-developers-network-status-websites-atlas-and-globe
+ [XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org/
+ [XXX]: https://globe.torproject.org/
+
+The database which hold Tor bridges, usually called BridgeDB [XXX], is able
+to give out bridge addresses through email. This feature was recently
+extended to make the email autoresponder support more bridge types.
+This required introducing new keywords that must be used in the
+initial request. Matthew Finkel is looking for feedback [XXX] on
+the current set of commands and how it could be improved.
+
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
+
+Lunar wrote a detailed report [XXX] on his week at the Libre Software Meeting
+in Montpellier, France. The report cover the booth jointly held with
+Nos Oignons [XXX], his talk in the security track, and several contacts made
+with other free software projects.
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000593.html
+ [XXX]: https://nos-oignons.net/
+
+Tim Retout announced [XXX] that apt-transport-tor [XXX] 0.2.1 has entered
+Debian unstable. This package enables APT to download Debian packages
+through Tor.
+
+ [XXX]: http://retout.co.uk/blog/2014/07/21/apt-transport-tor
+ [XXX]: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/apt-transport-tor
+
+Atlas [XXX] can now also be used to search for Tor bridges. In the past, Atlas
+was only able to search for relays. This was made possible thanks to a
+patch [XXX] developed by a volunteer.
+
+ [XXX]: https://atlas.torproject.org
+ [XXX]: https://bugs.torproject.org/6320
+
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
version 33
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-07-21T20:39:39+00:00
language fixes
--- version 32
+++ version 33
@@ -15,31 +15,31 @@
Tails 1.1 is out!
-----------------
-The Debian based live system that protects its user's communications by
-ensuring they all go through the Tor nework has been updated. This new
-Tails 1.1 release [XXX] reminds Tails users of the distribution's roots in
+Tails, the Debian-based live system that protects its users’ communications by
+ensuring they are all sent through the Tor network, has been updated. This new
+1.1 release [XXX] reminds Tails users of the distribution’s roots in
Debian [XXX]: Tails is now based on the current stable version of
Debian, dubbed “Wheezy”.
This means that almost all software components have been updated. One
-noticable example is the desktop environment. The user experience of the
-GNOME 3 in fallback mode should be similar to previous Tails' versions,
+noticeable example is the desktop environment. The user experience of the
+GNOME 3 in fallback mode should be similar to previous Tails versions,
but things will look a bit differently than they used to.
-One of the most awaited feature of this new version is the support of
-UEFI firmware. Mac users will now just have to press the Alt key [XXX]
-while booting their computer to start Tails from a DVD or a USB stick.
+One of the most keenly-awaited features of this new version is the support
+for UEFI firmware. Mac users now have only to press the Alt key [XXX]
+while booting their computer to start Tails from a DVD or USB stick.
The same goes for owners of computers displaying “Windows 8” stickers.
-And while talking about Windows 8, the camouflage mode [XXX] has been
-updated to look like it instead of the now discontinued XP.
+And, talking of Windows 8, the camouflage mode [XXX] has been updated to
+look more like it, instead of the now discontinued XP.
This new release also contains security fixes [XXX], and minor tweaks
over the previous versions.
-Because of the newly introduced support for UEFI and the amount of
+Because of the newly-introduced support for UEFI and the amount of
upgraded software, incremental upgrades will not be offered for
Tails 1.1. A full upgrade is needed through the Tails Installer.
-The safest path for upgrading Tails sticks is to go through a freshly
+The safest method for upgrading Tails sticks is to go through a freshly
burned DVD. Be sure to have a look at the list of known issues [XXX] to
learn about other oddities that might happen in the process.
@@ -53,28 +53,29 @@
Miscellaneous news
------------------
-The Tor control protocol implementation for the Twisted framework [XXX], txtorcon [XXX]
-got a new minor release [XXX]. Version 0.10.1 fixes “a couple bugs
+txtorcon [XXX], the Tor control protocol implementation for the Twisted framework [XXX],
+received a new minor release [XXX]. Version 0.10.1 fixes “a couple bugs
introduced along with the endpoints feature in 0.10.0”.
[XXX]: https://twistedmatrix.com/
[XXX]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/txtorcon
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007166.html
-Tor ships with an example page [XXX] that can be used by exit node
-operators to advertise the system as such. Operators most often
-copy and adapt the example to the local situation. Mick Morgan
-discovered than his version got out of sync [XXX] and contained broken
-links. “If other operators are similarly using a page based on the old
-template, they may wish to update” advices Mick.
+Tor ships with a sample webpage [XXX] that can be used by exit node
+operators to identify their system as such to anyone wishing to identify
+the source of Tor traffic. Operators most often copy and adapt this
+template to the local situation. Mick Morgan discovered than his version
+was out of sync [XXX] and contained broken links. “If other operators are
+similarly using a page based on the old template, they may wish to update”,
+Mick advised.
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/contrib/operator-tools/tor-exit-notice.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2014-July/004982.html
-Michael Rogers, one of Briar [XXX] developers, announced [XXX] a new
-mailing list [XXX] for discussing peer-to-peer based communication
+Michael Rogers, one of the developers of Briar [XXX], announced [XXX] a new
+mailing list [XXX] for discussing peer-to-peer-based communication
systems based on Tor hidden services. As Briar and other systems
-might be “running into similar issues”, a common place to discuss
+might be “running into similar issues”, a shared place to discuss
them seemed worthwhile.
[XXX]: https://briarproject.org/
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
[XXX]: https://fulpool.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hidden-services
Karsten Loesing and Philipp Winter are looking for front-end web
-developers [XXX]! “We are looking for somebody to fork and extend one
+developers [XXX]: “We are looking for somebody to fork and extend one
of the two main Tor network status websites Atlas [XXX] or Globe [XXX]”
writes Karsten. Both websites currently need love and new maintainers. Please
reach out if you want to help!
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
[XXX]: https://nos-oignons.net/
Tim Retout announced [XXX] that apt-transport-tor [XXX] 0.2.1 has entered
-Debian unstable. The package enables APT to download Debian packages
+Debian unstable. This package enables APT to download Debian packages
through Tor.
[XXX]: http://retout.co.uk/blog/2014/07/21/apt-transport-tor
version 32
Author: harmony
Date: 2014-07-21T20:30:53+00:00
remove covered item
--- version 31
+++ version 32
@@ -215,4 +215,3 @@
- amhia.fi https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000594.html
- wfpadtools https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2014-July/000595.html
- Consensus diffs https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007163.html
- * sjmurdoch can write a summary of [https://petsymposium.org/2014/ PETS 2014]; Moritz did a [https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-July/033936.html report] for the [https://blog.torproject.org/events/researchers-practitioners-meetup-pets-amsterdam Researchers & Practitioners Meetup]
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