[tor-talk] Bridge Communities?

[Alex M (Coyo)]

On 04/12/2013 11:01 PM, adrelanos wrote:
> Griffin Boyce:
>> There's really nothing keeping you from making a private bridge network.
>>   The documentation's all there.
> Indeed. One can even make its own (private) Tor network. It will require
> a considerable amount of learning, though.
>
> It would be interesting to see several competing Tor networks. May or
> may not happen in long term future, if Tor can attract much more users
> and relays.
>
> Alex probable won't be up for creating an alternative Tor network with
> that threat model. As soon as you host a relay or directory authority,
> it's difficult (impossible?) to stay anonymous, you move yourself into
> the target line by doing so.

With the current Tor network model, this is apparent.

I might fork the Tor codebase and redesign the network from the ground 
up, and see what I can come up with.

Should be interesting.

Even if Tor cannot be salvaged, working with the traditional 3rd 
generation onion routing paradigm should be educational and instructive.