[tor-bugs] #22266 [Core Tor/Tor]: gather info on jump-to-80% issues (was: fix the jump-to-80% issue)

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#22266: gather info on jump-to-80% issues
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 Reporter:  catalyst                             |          Owner:
                                                 |  catalyst
     Type:  project                              |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.6.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  usability, ux, ux-team, bootstrap,   |  Actual Points:
  035-roadmap-master, 035-triaged-in-20180711,   |
  s8-bootstrap                                   |
Parent ID:  #28018                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Changes (by catalyst):

 * type:  defect => project


Old description:

> If enough existing directory information is available, the bootstrap
> progress as reported to the logs and the control connection jumps from 0%
> to 80% almost immediately.  This is misleading and causes user
> frustration, as reported by Linda's study.
>
> When bootstrapping with existing directory information, we should rescale
> the progress numbers so they advance on something resembling a linear
> time scale, which is probably closer to what users expect to see.

New description:

 This ticket is now for gathering additional info and feedback about the
 category of jump-to-80% bootstrap reporting problems.

 background:

 If enough existing directory information is available, the bootstrap
 progress as reported to the logs and the control connection jumps from 0%
 to 80% almost immediately.  This is misleading and causes user
 frustration, as reported by Linda's study.

 When bootstrapping with existing directory information, we should rescale
 the progress numbers so they advance on something resembling a linear time
 scale, which is probably closer to what users expect to see.

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Comment:

 Turn into an info-gathering ticket.

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