[tor-relays] Relays running an unsupported (EOL) Tor version

[Georg Koppen]

mpan:
>>> Relays running unsupported Tor versions is a problem we have never
>>> really dealt with in a systematic way in the way. Some of you might
>>> recall that we (with the help of volunteers) tried back in 2019/2020 to
>>> get operators, running an unsupported Tor version, to upgrade[1] but
>>> then we dropped the ball. Alas. […]
>   Is there any data available that sheds light on why operators run
> outdated versions, so the situation could be addressed not only
> reactively, but also in a preventive manner?

I don't think we have e.g. any survey data or such. But from looking at
the Tor versions which relays run and after feedback from operators that
got back to us I think a really large part of this problems stems from
Linux distributions not keeping up with our releases. Ubuntu is
well-known for this issue but certainly not the only distribution worth
mentioning here.

The solution for that is our own repository for Debian-based systems and
packages made by volunteers for, say, RPM-based systems. Or, if there is
nothing of that applicable, compiling from source (which is, granted,
not the best solution, though).

Georg

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