[tor-bugs] #23283 [Core Tor/Torflow]: Use the long term support Tor release for bandwidth authorities (was: Use the latest stable Tor release for bandwidth authorities)

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#23283: Use the long term support Tor release for bandwidth authorities
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 Reporter:  teor              |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Low               |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Torflow  |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor             |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  doc               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #24091            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                    |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  new => closed
 * severity:  Normal => Minor
 * priority:  Medium => Low
 * keywords:   => doc
 * resolution:   => fixed


Old description:

> By the time we updated the bandwidth authority instructions to use 0.2.8,
> the stable release was 0.2.9. And it's now 0.3.0.
>
> Ideally, we want to use the Tor release in Tor Browser stable (that's
> what most of our users are using).
>
> But the latest stable Tor release is easier to work out, and they track
> each other pretty closely.

New description:

 By the time we updated the bandwidth authority instructions to use 0.2.8,
 the stable release was 0.2.9. And it's now 0.3.0.

 Ideally, we want to use the Tor release in Tor Browser stable (that's what
 most of our users are using).

 But the ~~latest stable~~ long term support Tor release is easier to work
 out, and ~~~they track each other pretty closely~~ it doesn't change very
 often.

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Comment:

 The script was fixed in 241ef3a079775a534043e50d2be7ea4afe9ca787, now we
 just need to fix the documentation to say "use a local tor or LTS". I
 think we can do that in #24091.

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