[tor-relays] On the way to more diversity

[survivd]

Moritz,

If you put up a full "start to finish" tutorial (ie sample config file,
etc) page on torservers.net for setting up a bridge node and
installing/configuring obfsproxy, I'll set up another ~1gbps server to
serve as one.  No funding needed.

Thanks,

S



On 4/2/2013 9:47 PM, Moritz Bartl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have started to make changes to the Torservers.net website to reflect
> that we have grown from "professional Tor Exit hosting" to a state where
> growth of a single organization is not useful any more. We have
> refrained from ramping up more exit capacity for quite some time because
> of that.
> 
> With the help of TorProject Inc., and by being an example for others to
> follow, we can now refer to multiple organizations, and become an
> "umbrella organization" that distributes funds across these organizations.
> 
> Legally, we might be able to offer "abuse handling services" for exit
> operators. I will discuss this with our lawyer, and keep you updated.
> 
> With the German charitable Wau Holland Foundation, we have found a first
> great partner for the "new" Torservers.net. Instead of donating directly
> to us, you can now donate to the project account at Wau Holland
> Foundation. Hopefully, we can find even more partners in the future.
> 
> All partner organizations have been chosen carefully. We will iron out
> details on how we distribute funds so we get a more diverse Tor network.
> Please, talk to us if you want to set up a similar organization.
> 
> https://www.torservers.net/partners.html
> https://www.torservers.net/donate.html
> 
> The next step is to also professionalize bridges hosting. It is quite a
> shame that we only have a few hundred bridges in total. The situation
> got worse now that regular bridges are blocked in several countries, and
> in China only obfs3 bridges work -- of which we only have a few. We are
> actively on the lookout for sponsors interested in funding bridges.
>