[tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

[Andy Isaacson]

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 02:36:32AM +0000, kupo at damnfbi.tk wrote:
> Hey all,
> Has anyone contemplated pitching this towards hackerspaces running
> their own fast nodes?

I wouldn't recommend running an exit node on a network link that will
make you sad if it goes away for a few days.  Most hackerspaces would be
very sad without Internet, and "shut off the account" is a common ISP
response to even fairly small amounts of abuse traffic.

> While most have a decent connection to support their space and users
> I'm sure it would pair well and also allow them to supplement their
> meager income.

I didn't get the impression from Roger's email that "profit" is part of
the equation.  The purpose of the proposed funding is to defray costs;
most hackerspaces that run exit nodes run them at break-even with
donations, not even counting the value of the volunteer time needed to
run the node.  That would probably continue with the proposed funding.

-andy