[tor-bugs] #15941 [Tor]: Form a plan for killing off client versions which assume they'll live forever

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#15941: Form a plan for killing off client versions which assume they'll live
forever
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 Reporter:  teor                                |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                              |      Milestone:  Tor:
Component:  Tor                                 |  0.2.8.x-final
 Keywords:  SponsorS, SponsorU, needs-proposal  |        Version:  Tor:
Parent ID:  #15940                              |  0.2.4.1-alpha
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 From at least 0.2.4 to 0.2.6, tor client versions assume that they will
 keep on using the network forever. They have no "request to stop" code or
 other mechanisms that prevent them becoming a drain on the network.

 It would help to plan their transition out at some point, so we can work
 out what to do to make version obsolescence in future.

 See #15233 for killing off 0.2.2 and 0.2.3

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