[tor-bugs] #2879 [Tor bundles/installation]: Add TBB packages to our repos

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#2879: Add TBB packages to our repos
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                 |          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 rransom):

 Replying to [comment:6 mikeperry]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 rransom]:
 > > > Vidalia already has code to provide this message. I've seen it quite
 a few times. It is based on the consensus recommended versions.
 > >
 > > That is for outdated versions of Tor only.  It does not warn about
 outdated versions of TBB or its other components.
 > >
 > > The only way to inform users of current versions of TBB that a newer
 version has been released is to list the versions of Tor packages on
 check.torproject.org.  See #2285.
 >
 > Doh. I hadn't even though of this. The huge, self-contained dependency
 structure of TBB is going to require something more than #2285.

 No -- just treat TBB as a single package for the purpose of that list.

 > We could pass a version to check.tp.o, since it is the home page of TBB.
 Then the verbage on check.tp.o can still remain concise, perhaps simply
 displaying an orange onion if your version is out of date...

 That won't work for users of existing TBBs, and it gives check.tpo the
 ability to log more detailed information about users.  We don't want to
 give whoever controls the check.torproject.org domain name and can get an
 SSL certificate for it that Firefox will accept the ability to collect
 that information.

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