[tor-bugs] #15199 [Tor]: Build, Release, Distribute a Tor2web enabled version of Tor

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#15199: Build, Release, Distribute a Tor2web enabled version of Tor
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     Reporter:  naif         |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
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Comment (by naif):

 The risk that could be considered is that end-user will download a "Faster
 version of Tor" that's the one designated for Tor2web use.

 To protect against this risk we can limit such release, in order to focus
 only on NON-end-user.

 End-user Tor = TorBrowser (of which is probably =>90% is Windows/OSX) .

 A Linux Tor binary, that let you only connect to TorHS, it's not something
 that end-user would be able to download and use:
 - Because is not for Desktop computer (Windows/OSX)
 - Because allow to connect only to TorHS

 So, those set of release/packaging feature would protect end-user from
 misuse, making this Tor release suitable only for Tor2web use (or for
 experimenting).

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