[tor-relays] Oniontip

[Pascal]

There are some nice statistics at https://metrics.torproject.org about 
node types.  As of 9/24/14 the total advertized bandwidth for guards was 
8.6Gbps, exits 4Gbps, and middles 2Gbps.  If you want to distribute tips 
proportionally, based upon those numbers guards should get less than a 
quarter share and exits a half share.  It is very difficult to run a 
fast stable middle because as soon as you accomplish that it becomes 
eligible for the guard flag and no longer gets used as a middle.

I could hardly have said the below better.

-Pascal


On 9/28/2014 8:03 AM, Sebastian Urbach wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I never expected anything in return for my relays but im glad that onintip
> exists and the approach seems to be to give everybody a little bit back
> based on the consensus.
>
> Exit operators can get a lot of legal trouble and i acknowledge that but
> without Middle Relays, Guards, Bridges etc. TOR would not be possible.
> It seems to be always about the Exit's. There are different
> organizations for Exit's and now they should be preferred on oniontip.com ?
>
> It is hard not to feel like a second class Relay operator when you don't
> run an Exit. Im happy that there is a possibility like oniontip and btw.
> there is nothing similar on the torproject website. You can donate to
> the torproject via bitcoin but there is no way to choose who should
> receive this donation like you can do on oniontip.com
>
> Im not sure if it is necessary for oniontip to provide the best possible
> distribution of the donations from the projects point of view (diversity
> etc.) It seems to be a different approach just to give back to everybody
> and it has a certain amount of charme.
>
> It is easy to use and it seems to be working and becoming more and more
> popular.
>
> I like it.