[tor-bugs] #2474 [Development Progress]: Confusing log about "experimental software" with stable versions

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#2474: Confusing log about "experimental software" with stable versions
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 Reporter:  axe                   |       Owner:  axe     
     Type:  enhancement           |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:          
Component:  Development Progress  |     Version:          
 Keywords:  experimental          |      Points:          
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Comment(by arma):

 Hmm. I originally put that message in because I wasn't confident about
 Tor's code security.

 We're a long way from that point now.

 I wouldn't want to say that Tor is an experimental concept -- I'd say at
 this point it's a quite well-accepted approach.

 My original goal with the warning was two-fold: a) this software may not
 actually implement the Tor design correctly, and b) do not assume from the
 hype around Tor that it is perfect in all ways no matter how you use it.

 I think point 'a' is obsolete now -- there are plenty of remaining bugs,
 sure, but for the most part I think it's pretty good. Certainly it
 compares favorably with the other options out there, in terms of
 transparency, in terms of anonymity it can provide, and in terms of
 anonymity it *does* provide.

 As for point 'b', we might try to focus the message in on this issue, e.g.
 by pointing to
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning

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