[tor-bugs] #18795 [Tor]: diversity weighting system

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#18795: diversity weighting system
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     Reporter:  tscpd        |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Very Low     |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.2-alpha
     Severity:  Normal       |   Keywords:
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 This idea came up by thinking about how to prefer picking fallbacks that
 are located in less famous areas to increase diversity of dir-mirror/Tor
 traffic. (#18749) Diversity could be honored by a higher diversity-weight
 if relays are located in countrys with rare Tor usage. Same with with
 unique adressrange, fameless ASes or not widely used OSes. Something like
 a diversity weight system could probably take place not just for
 choosing/rating fallbacks. Data like "Top-10 countries by directly
 connecting users" on metrics-page could be used for instance to give
 lesser chance of leading traffic to countys with high amount of mean daily
 users. Or to increase the chance of picking a circuit through a nonfamous
 AS. Could this be someting?

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