[tor-bugs] #27609 [Applications/Tor Browser]: TBA: Evaluate Tor Onion Proxy Library

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#27609: TBA: Evaluate Tor Onion Proxy Library
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                               |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, TBA-a3,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201903, tbb-8.5                  |
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                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:35 gk]:
 > Why are we using 0.3.5.6-rc (which is a release candidate and no stable
 tor)?
 Because this is an alpha.
 > Are we sure we are better off security- and/or stability- and/or
 performance-wise than with 0.3.4.9?
 All of them, but mostly performance.
 > We have been testing the latter for quite a while now but not the -rc
 yet and we plan to have a stable soon for Android users...
 Then somebody should make a 0.3.5.8 one with
 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20190226.txt

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