[tor-bugs] #2264 [Tor bundles/installation]: Dynamically choose available Tor ports in Tor Browser Bundle

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#2264: Dynamically choose available Tor ports in Tor Browser Bundle
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 Reporter:  Sebastian                 |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:  #2880
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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Comment(by erinn):

 I agree with the dynamic port idea. What's going to be the best way for it
 to be done, across platforms? With the Linux and OS X TBBs it'd be pretty
 "easy" since the launch script is just a shell script, but there's
 probably a smarter way to do it and I have absolutely no idea (right now)
 how to do it on Windows.

 But before we figure that out: should it be up to the launch script to
 look and see what ports are open, and then somehow choose the smartest
 one, or is there a better / less hacky way to do this, possibly within Tor
 or Vidalia?

 The benefit of dropping Polipo is that we don't have to configure its port
 anymore.

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