Short-term list
0.2.2.x-alpha --> stable
increase numbers of bridges -> bridges by default -> tor appliances
Review un-reviewed proposals
modular transport (client -> relay) --> ip hiding, entry point
less blockability
bridge distribution
Long-term list
UDP (relay to relay for performance)
better crypo -> ecc? multithreaded?
ipv6
scalability issues -> nodes, users
Sponsor F ideas
torbutton enhancements, chrome integration, torbutton in mobile environment
clean up after tbb users to zero footprint
support camoflaged transport
bridge user/operator usability
performance improvements
metrics - safely measuring tor
Hand-wavy ideas
- less centralized {dir auths | exit relays}
- consistently faster
- scalable: udp
- easy bundles auto-updated
- (not so tied to firefox)
- ui leads users to better anonymity choices
- better user feedback
- better relay operator feedback
- faster dev cycles from thought to code to deployed in binary
- lots of bridges (entry points) & bridgedb to handle them
- not blocked
- full ipv6 support
- users are trained to help one another
- well-maintained and visible docs
- "no docs needed"
- help those that need tor but don't use it now.
- hidden services that don't suck.
- lots of relays, like 100,000.
- better understanding of anonymity than today.
- better integration with academic researchers.
- better communications with and understanding of commercial filters.
declarative statements
- research on less centralized directory authorities.
- we have less centralized exit relays because running them is less painful.
- more vendor supported packages
- auto-updated packages with thandy and bittorrent
- work on low bandwidth environments.
- faster consistenly because of better metrics that feed into congestion control and latency management.
- better instrumentation and raw data collection to assist metrics collection and interpretation.
- more scalable because microdescriptors work and have datagram transport with userland code stack.
- We evangelize to the community to grow more coders and architects with bounties for proposal implementation and sexyness factor.
- computer human interface research into tor usability.