[tor-bugs] #25558 [Metrics/Relay Search]: Warning on Relay Search about outdated Tor is misleading

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#25558: Warning on Relay Search about outdated Tor is misleading
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     Reporter:  pastly                |      Owner:  metrics-team
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:
    Component:  Metrics/Relay Search  |    Version:
     Severity:  Minor                 |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                        |  Parent ID:
       Points:                        |   Reviewer:
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 Relay Search currently gives the same warning for all relays that don't
 have a version recommended by the directory authorities. The message
 assumes no one is running super-mega-alpha Tor versions that are too
 bleeding edge (and buggy).

 Instead of

 > This relay is running an outdated Tor version and should be updated to a
 recent release of Tor that may contain important fixes.


 How about "This relay is running a version of Tor that is not recommended.
 It is either too new (likely to contain unknown bugs) or too old (likely
 to be missing important security fixes)."

 Or with a minor variation "This relay is running a version of Tor that is
 not recommended. It is most likely too old (likely to be missing important
 security fixes) but may instead be too new (likely to contain unknown
 bugs)."

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