[tor-bugs] #8748 [- Select a component]: Update path-specs to educate about family

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#8748: Update path-specs to educate about family
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 Reporter:  bastik                |          Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  minor                 |      Milestone:     
Component:  - Select a component  |        Version:     
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 I'm not sure what Component I should select.

 As suggested here:
 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-April/027872.html

 based on my email on tor-talk:
 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-April/027869.html

 I suggest to update the path-specs with an explanation on how excluding
 family works.

 The dir-specs hold a nice (from my POV) explanation and gives an example.

 > If two ORs list one another in their "family" entries, then OPs should
 treat them as a single OR for the purpose of path selection.
 > For example, if node A's descriptor contains "family B", and node B's
 descriptor contains "family A", then node A and node B should never be
 used on the same circuit.

 The reason I suggest this is because I believe it is to be expected in the
 path-specs, rather than in the dir-spec. I'm *'''not'''* suggesting to
 remove it from any other document this explanation is in.

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