[tor-project] meek-azure funding has run out

[Shari Steele]

Wow, this is amazing!  Heartfelt thanks to Rabbi Rob and Sina and David.
Shari

> On Jan 20, 2017, at 9:50 AM, Sina Rabbani <sina at redteam.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Team,
> 
> I have good news, Rabbi Rob Thomas (robt at cymru.com) is going to cover the costs associated with 
> keeping meek alive. 
> 
> So far I have setup 2 new accounts with Amazon and Azure and working to confirm the functionality.
> https://d183ohpl22nq2f.cloudfront.net/
> https://meek.azureedge.net/
> 
> Cloudfront is working fine and i'm trying to resolve issues with the Azure CDN. Is there a ticket I can update
> with these details? I think I should also bring up a backend server (bridge) and share 
> the new config lines for the Tor Browser Bundle. I'm hoping to get all this done by Monday or sooner.
> 
> Thank you David for keeping this service operational for so long and thank you Rob for keeping it alive!
> 
> All the best,
> Sina
> 
> 
> "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
> 
> ----- On Jan 19, 2017, at 2:17 AM, Yawning Angel yawning at schwanenlied.me wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 9 Jan 2017 20:08:03 -0800
>> David Fifield <david at bamsoftware.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 03:06:17PM -0800, Shari Steele wrote:
>>>> Hey David.
>>>> How much money do we need for 2017?
>>> 
>>> The total for meek-azure November 2015 to November 2016 was $6290.69,
>>> or about $525 a month on average. I believe it could go 2× or higher
>>> if we relaxed rate limits. meek-amazon is higher, $13756.30 or
>>> $1150/month over the same time period.
>> 
>> Has there been any progress on finding alternative funding for this?
>> dcf's comments on trac indicate "no", which would be unfortunate.
>> 
>> --
>> Yawning Angel
>> 
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