[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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     Type:  task      |         Status:  needs_information
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Component:  BridgeDB  |        Version:                   
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Comment(by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:5 aagbsn]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 hsn]:
 > > Best is to add support for obfs3 transport to default TBB.
 >
 > Or, the default TBB is PTTBB? It is via bridges.torproject.org. What
 about the download page?
 >

 Current non-PT-TBB is the "official" TBB. Maybe talking with mikeperry
 about merging the two once 3.0 stabilizes is a good idea. I don't know the
 current plan.

 > Or, we differentiate between bridges and obfsbridges via some clickable
 UI element?

 The idea of the new interface is that it's as simple as possible. Your
 idea sounds a lot like #9127 but in terms of default behavior it was
 assumed that is will be best for bridgedb to distribute PTs by default
 because, in general, that's what censored users actually need. Making it
 more difficult to give users what they need didn't seem wise. So the plan
 is to return all PTs that the current PTTBB supports. This works great,
 but only if the user is actually using the most recent PTTBB and not the
 TBB.

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