[tor-bugs] #3374 [Torouter]: Torouter OS and configuration

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#3374: Torouter OS and configuration
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 Reporter:  runa      |          Owner:  runa
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:      
Component:  Torouter  |        Version:      
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Comment(by runa):

 Replying to [comment:17 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 runa]:
 > > Replying to [comment:6 cypherpunks]:
 > > > I propose that we ship the following debian packages:
 > > > {{{
 > > > http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/denyhosts
 > > > http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/openssh-server
 > > > http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/cron-apt
 > > > }}}
 > >
 > > Sure, looks good.
 > >
 > > > I propose that we ship the following Tor Project packages and work
 to get them into Debian ASAP:
 > > > {{{
 > > > ttdnsd
 > > > }}}
 > >
 > > I see that some work has already been done to package this for Debian
 (there's a Debian directory in the ttdnsd.git repository). What's the
 status of that?
 > >
 >
 > We have packages for ttdnsd in deb.torproject.org; they're not uploaded
 to Debian.

 Why not?

 > > Also, I believe that tsocks (which ttdnsd depends on) is out of date
 and that we should use torsocks instead. Thoughts?
 >
 > Yes, torsocks is safe, tsocks is not.

 In that case, shouldn't ttdnsd be updated to use torsocks instead of
 tsocks?

 > > > We need to package a few things for this process to work.
 > > >
 > > > clockspeed needs to be packaged:
 > > > http://cr.yp.to/clockspeed.html
 > > > http://thedjbway.b0llix.net/clocksd/index.html
 > > >
 > > > We'd need to install daemontools for clockspeed and this is already
 supported on Debian.
 > > >
 > > > An alternative that I trust less is OpenNTPD but it is already
 packaged:
 > > > {{{
 > > > openntpd
 > > > }}}
 > >
 > > Why do you trust it less?
 > >
 >
 > djb wrote one, who the hell knows about the other? :-) We absolutely
 must not use ISC software whatever we do.

 Seems like I missed out on something; why can't we use ISC software (and
 what, on a standard Debian system, classifies as ISC software)?

 > > > We'll also need the most recent 0.2.3.x Tor release as a Debian
 package, specifically we need to build it with tor-fw-helper. This means
 that we need to package the upnp and natpmp shared libraries.
 > >
 > > I assume weasel is the person to ask regarding Debian packages for
 0.2.3.x. Do you want to package upnp and natpmp?
 >
 > Want is a curious way to phrase it... :-)

 I wonder if we should wait with shipping 0.2.3.x until it can be
 considered stable. The purpose of the Torouter is to provide a (cheap)
 consumer-level Internet router that is a tor bridge. Shipping with
 software that cannot be considered stable and/or hasn't been tested in the
 wild may not be a good idea.

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