[tor-bugs] #31549 [Core Tor/Tor]: Authorities should stop listing relays running pre-0.2.9, or running 0.3.0 through 0.3.4

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#31549: Authorities should stop listing relays running pre-0.2.9, or running 0.3.0
through 0.3.4
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  042-can 041-backport consider-       |  Actual Points:
  backport-after-authority-test consider-        |
  backport-after-0421                            |
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Comment (by dgoulet):

 Replying to [comment:7 teor]:
 > Replying to [comment:6 cypherpunks]:
 > > Could we drop everything before 0.3.5 with the EOL of 0.2.9?
 >
 > Maybe. If we can convince enough 0.2.9 operators to upgrade,

 I think we could already now start the process of reaching out to them
 tbh. At this consensus hour, there are 777 relays representing ~6.13% of
 the network in bw weight. 4 months before EOL is definitely not too early
 to start doing that. I'll draft an email to try to start coordinating
 this.

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