[tor-bugs] #19690 [Core Tor/DirAuth]: Tonga (Bridge Authority) Permanent Shutdown Notice

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#19690: Tonga (Bridge Authority) Permanent Shutdown Notice
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 Reporter:  shamrock           |          Owner:  isis
     Type:  task               |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Very High          |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/DirAuth   |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.5-rc
 Severity:  Critical           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorCoreTeam201608  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by bugzilla):

 Replying to [comment:14 karsten]:
 Hmm, mandatory auto-update mechanism (take or die) from Tor consensus is
 required.
 > 421 Tor 0.2.7.6 on Linux
 Maybe, Tor should warn/info when the repository is different from the
 recommended.
 > 124 Tor 0.2.8.6 on Linux
 Suspiciously. But people that check manually for a new version can be
 aware since Aug 24 only...
 > 44 Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha on Linux
 What's the reason to allow alphas to be bridges? Separate "alpha bridges"
 category for clients who like experiments is preferable.
 > 94 Tor 0.2.4.23 on Windows 7
 There are no reasons not to update on Windows except that Expert Bundle
 lacks auto-updater. But it has 0.2.8.6 version now, so your data shows
 that all Windows bridges, except those 0.2.4.x highly outdated, are
 maintained by up-to-date rebuilding from source. Is it plausible?

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