[ooni-talk] Specifying the term "vendor" on OONI Explorer

[Dimitri]

Hi, I am new and I do not understand 'vendor' applicably to the internet. I assumed it could be ISP but there is no 'vendor' in Wikipedia article about ISPs. Closed I can think of is Transit ISPs but technically it is not always is. From a consumer point of view that would a 'wholesale internet provider' or 'wholesale ISP'.

Regards
Dimitri

If you want target normal people, not just nerds, there are few words they are understand: 
1.	Blocking (instead of connectivity), explanation – they are blocking access to some sites. 
2.	Spying (instead of a middle box), explanation – someone (your ISP may collect all or some of your activity on the internet.
3.	Speed test
Ommit long names such as ‘HHTP header manipulation’ and . You can link Explanation and Solution to this problem relevant.

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From: ooni-talk [mailto:ooni-talk-bounces at lists.torproject.org] On Behalf Of Arturo Filastò
Sent: Wednesday, 7 June 2017 6:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [ooni-talk] Specifying the term "vendor" on OONI Explorer

On 05/06/2017 12:43 -0400, Vasilis wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Anatol:
>> I would like to discuss wether the vagueness of the term 'vendor' on 
>> http://explorer.ooni.torproject.org/ is potentially taking some 
>> impact from understanding OONIs test results for new users. I 
>> personally recall thinking it meant something like "vendors of internet infrastructure"
>> the first time I visited the explorer, and the only place to figure 
>> it out is in one of the boxes in /highlights/.
>>
>> I'm not entirely sure what an appropriate specification should look 
>> like, I guess it's a balance between correct definition and 
>> convenience in length - with a focus on the first my proposal would 
>> be "vendors of [potentially] traffic manipulating software" - but 
>> that's so long it will probably break the design of the front page. 
>> Maybe if someone knows a shorter, appropriate synonym for 
>> "[potentially] traffic manipulating software" ?
> Bringing this up perhaps some candidates (note if they are too long):
> - network traffic manipulation software/hardware
> - netwrok traffic manipulation device
>

Maybe for consistency also with the rest of OONI software, we may as well just call them "middle boxes" and maybe cross link it with a longer explanation of what it is exactly.

~ A.

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