[tor-qa] TBB 4.0-alpha-1 is ready for testing

[Mike Perry]

As a heads up, this build was refreshed to update OpenSSL to 1.0.1i, as
well as update a Tor patch to address a bootstrap hang (#11200). The new
binaries are already up in the same directory listed below.

Georg Koppen:
> Hi,
> 
> we are happy to announce the first alpha in the 4.0 series. It contains
> a bunch of new things most notably the meek pluggable transport, a tor
> based on the 0.2.5 series and a new directory layout simplifying the
> code for the auto-updater which is coming soon. Furthermore, it contains
> a bunch of updates, bugfixes and minor new features. The bundles can be
> found at:
> 
> https://people.torproject.org/~mikeperry/builds/4.0-alpha-1/
> 
> The full changelog is:
> 
> Tor Browser Bundle 4.0-alpha-1 -- Aug 7 2014
>  * All Platforms
>    * Ticket 10935: Include the Meek Pluggable Transport (version 0.10)
>      * Two modes of Meek are provided: Meek over Google and Meek over Amazon
>    * Update Firefox to 24.7.0esr
>    * Update Tor to 0.2.5.6-alpha
>    * Update NoScript to 2.6.8.36
>      * Script permissions now apply based on URL bar
>    * Update HTTPS Everywhere to 5.0development.0
>    * Update Torbutton to 1.6.12.0
>      * Bug 12221: Remove obsolete Javascript components from the toggle era
>      * Bug 10819: Bind new third party isolation pref to Torbutton
> security UI
>      * Bug 9268: Fix some window resizing corner cases with DPI and
> taskbar size.
>      * Bug 12680: Change Torbutton URL in about dialog.
>      * Bug 11472: Adjust about:tor font and logo positioning to avoid
> overlap
>      * Bug 9531: Workaround to avoid rare hangs during New Identity
>    * Update Tor Launcher to 0.2.6.2
>      * Bug 11199: Improve behavior if tor exits
>      * Bug 12451: Add option to hide TBB's logo
>      * Bug 11193: Change "Tor Browser Bundle" to "Tor Browser"
>      * Bug 11471: Ensure text fits the initial configuration dialog
>      * Bug 9516: Send Tor Launcher log messages to Browser Console
>    * Bug 11641: Reorganize bundle directory structure to mimic Firefox
>    * Bug 10819: Create a preference to enable/disable third party isolation
>    * Backported Tor Patches:
>      * Bug 11200: Fix a hang during bootstrap introduced in the initial
>                   bug11200 patch.
>  * Linux:
>    * Bug 10178: Make it easier to set an alternate Tor control port and
> password
>    * Bug 11102: Set Window Class to "Tor Browser" to aid in Desktop
> navigation
>    * Bug 12249: Don't create PT debug files anymore
> 
> Georg
> 



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Mike Perry
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