[tor-bugs] #26168 [Core Tor/Tor]: Rename HSDir consensus flag to OnionDir

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Tue May 22 18:03:43 UTC 2018


#26168: Rename HSDir consensus flag to OnionDir
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     Reporter:  arma          |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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 Over time, nobody is going to know what an HSDir is. Eventually we will
 want to use a more understandable name. I propose OnionDir.

 Step 1: Make clients able to parse the OnionDir flag, and they just treat
 it as a synonym for HSDir.

 Step 2: Wait a long time until all clients from before step 1 are gone.

 Step 3: Have dir auths start saying OnionDir instead of HSDir.

 (In the above plan, step 2 could take years. But I think it's still the
 simplest plan. The only real risk is if we somehow screw up with step 1,
 and don't notice the screw-up until we try step 3.)

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