[tor-bugs] #21951 [User Experience]: Tor Launcher improvements and automation

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#21951: Tor Launcher improvements and automation
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     Reporter:  linda            |      Owner:  linda
         Type:  project          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium           |  Milestone:
    Component:  User Experience  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal           |   Keywords:
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 To make it easier for users to connect to Tor, we're going to make some
 changes to Tor Launcher. Specifically:

 1. design changes: we're going to make interface-only changes that will
 help the users.
 1. naive automation: we're going to automate the connection process, by
 some sort of behavior. We haven't decided on what that behavior is yet,
 but there are multiple ways to do this. One way would be to try a bunch of
 relays/bridges in a specific order, and stop when one is reachable.
 Another way would be to try all the relays/bridges at the same time, and
 return one that works to the user.
 1. smart automation: this is a "make it work" button that people can
 relatively safely click, and it will work for people in most environments
 with minimized risk. We haven't decided on what that behavior is yet
 either, but one way to do this is to meek-front the connection, work with
 bridgeDB and/or some way to identify where the user is from, and give them
 a relay/bridge that works the first time.

 This ticket is more here so that we remember to do this. I (Linda) don't
 know when things are happening, or when specific proposals come in to fund
 each phase of this project.

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