[tor-bugs] #5749 [Tor Directory Authority]: Add Faravahar directory authority

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#5749: Add Faravahar directory authority
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 Reporter:  arma                     |          Owner:                    
     Type:  task                     |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Things will be more fun this time because some dir auths are upgrading to
 0.2.4.x, which will have them using a new consensus method if enough do
 (which means the ones that don't will be cut out of the consensus). So
 this is both an opportunity to do two changes at once, and a risk because
 we have more ways to splinter.

 I think we should do the addition in three phases. First, the
 traditionally-non-interactive authorities upgrade to 0.2.4.x and also add
 a pile of DirServers lines. Second, the group of most-responsive
 authorities coordinate to do a timed upgrade-and-add. At that point we'd
 be letting farahavar into the consensus. Last, whoever we missed upgrades-
 and-adds.

 I think dannenberg and dizum should be in phase one. Then moria1,
 gabelmoo, tor26, maatuska are in phase two. That leaves turtles and urras
 for phase three. (Either of them are welcome to join us for phase two, if
 they're around.)

 We can abort at phase two, and later back out the phase one changes, if
 something goes wrong.

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