#19690: Tonga (Bridge Authority) Permanent Shutdown Notice
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Dear friends,
Given recent events, it is no longer appropriate for me to materially
contribute to the Tor Project either financially, as I have so generously
throughout the years, nor by providing computing resources. This decision
does not come lightly; I probably ran one of the first five nodes in the
system and my involvement with Tor predates it being called "Tor" by many
years.
Nonetheless, I feel that I have no reasonable choice left within the
bounds of ethics, but to announce the discontinuation of all Tor-related
services hosted on every system under my control.
Most notably, this includes the Tor node "Tonga", the "Bridge Authority",
which I recognize is rather pivotal to the network
Tonga will be permanently shut down and all associated crytographic keys
destroyed on 2016-08-31. This should give the Tor developers ample time to
stand up a substitute. I will terminate the chron job we set up so many
years ago at that time that copies over the descriptors.
In addition to Tonga, I will shut down a number of fast Tor relays, but
the directory authorities should detect that shutdown quickly and no
separate notice is needed here.
I wish the Tor Project nothing but the best moving forward through those
difficult times,
--Lucky
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