[tor-bugs] #27385 [Obfuscation/Snowflake]: https://snowflake.torproject.org/embed is confusing

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#27385: https://snowflake.torproject.org/embed is confusing
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks3           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                   |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Snowflake  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  snowflake, ux-team     |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:7 antonela]:
 > hey, thanks for all the answers
 >
 > >There are basically five states:
 > >The one who wants to become a snowflake proxy (call him D) waits for a
 Tor snowflake user (call him F).
 > >D successfully connects to F.
 > >F is browsing on Tor so there's data transfer to D.
 > >F is idle so there are no data transfers.
 > >F quits and after a timeout D disconnects and goes back to the first
 step.
 >
 >
 > Great, that gives us:
 >
 > 1. waiting [white]
 > 2. no transferring [fuscia]
 > 3. connected [green]
 > 4. transferring [green + rotate]
 > 5. transferring with peers [+1 white + rotate]

 I would add a state separate from "waiting" to represent when the proxy is
 disabled because the user has not opted in. I don't think it's worth
 distinguishing the states "connected and idle" and "connected and
 transmitting". It's not well-defined anyway, because a proxy can have
 multiple connections, some idle and some transmitting. I don't understand
 the difference between "transferring" and "transferring with peers"--
 what's a peer?

 These are the states I am thinking of:
  * disabled because not opted in
  * disabled because of an error (e.g. missing JS, missing WebRTC,
 unhandled exception)
  * enabled, no clients
  * enabled, at least one client (could depict the number of clients)

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