[tor-bugs] #9156 [BridgeDB]: BridgeDB: Users try to add obfsbridges to their normal TBB

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#9156: BridgeDB: Users try to add obfsbridges to their normal TBB
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 Reporter:  asn       |          Owner:     
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:     
Component:  BridgeDB  |        Version:     
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Comment(by sysrqb):

 I was worried about this. Some users may not realize the
 [https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en TBB] is
 different from the
 [https://www.torproject.org/projects/obfsproxy.html.en#download PTTBB]. I
 don't know the best way to help them differentiate them but you're right
 that we shouldn't have them download the PTTBB each time they want
 bridges.

 What if we add another paragraph on the bridges.html page that says
 something similar to "If you are not certain you downloaded the
 [https://www.torproject.org/projects/obfsproxy.html.en#download PTTBB],
 please download it now and then add these bridges using the following
 instructions." which is followed by 'To use the above lines, go to
 Vidalia's Network settings page, and click "My ISP blocks connections...'.

 This isn't a great solution and it won't help users who think they know
 what they're doing (and therefore won't read the directions), but maybe it
 will help the new users who only assumed they had the PTTBB when they read
 Step 1.

 This having been said, do we know which type of user is having trouble
 with this?

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