[tor-bugs] #5004 [Tor Cloud]: Remove support for configuring Tor cloud images as public relays

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#5004: Remove support for configuring Tor cloud images as public relays
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 Reporter:  rransom    |          Owner:  runa
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:      
Component:  Tor Cloud  |        Version:      
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Comment(by arma):

 Two reasons.

 A) I wouldn't mind a few, but if we get past a few, we're centralizing
 trust in whatever intranet amazon has. None of the relays would set
 themselves in the same Family, and amazon has a diverse enough set of
 netblocks that it's unlikely they'll be in the /24 either. Maybe this
 isn't so bad if the relays are genuinely in different enough places. But:

 B) The "free" images we provide won't be free if you run a public relay.
 Do they just shut down then, in which case they're not helping, or do they
 surprise their users with a hefty bill? Hopefully the former. In any case
 we concluded in #4387 that running a relay with amazon's prices was
 foolish.

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