Commit 7918e219 authored by teor's avatar teor Committed by Roger Dingledine
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Rewrite the fallback directory mirror list changelog entries 

Mention fallback numbers, releases, and dates.
This assists in tracking fallback attrition.

Closes task 20242. Reported by arma.
parent 0980787f

ChangeLog

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@@ -319,8 +319,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.9.3-alpha - 2016-09-23 
      OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later since 2009. Closes ticket 19998.









  o Minor feature (fallback directories):









    - Remove broken entries from the hard-coded fallback directory list.









      Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor.









    - Remove 8 fallbacks that are no longer suitable, leaving 81 of the









      100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March









      2016. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor.

















  o Minor features (geoip, also in 0.2.8.8):









    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the September 6 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2








@@ -498,8 +499,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.8 - 2016-09-23







      this one.

















  o Minor feature (fallback directories):









    - Remove broken fallbacks from the hard-coded fallback directory









      list. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor.









    - Remove 8 fallbacks that are no longer suitable, leaving 81 of the









      100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March









      2016. Closes ticket 20190; patch by teor.

















  o Minor features (geoip):









    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the September 6 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2








@@ -953,8 +955,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.6 - 2016-08-02







      is signed. Fixes bug 19682; bugfix on 0.2.8.1-alpha.

















  o Minor bugfixes (fallback directories):









    - Remove a fallback that was on the hardcoded list, then opted-out.









      Fixes bug 19782; update to fallback list from 0.2.8.2-alpha.









    - Remove 1 fallback that was on the hardcoded list, then opted-out,









      leaving 89 of the 100 fallbacks originally introduced in Tor









      0.2.8.2-alpha in March 2016. Closes ticket 19782; patch by teor.

















  o Minor bugfixes (Linux seccomp2 sandbox):









    - Allow more syscalls when running with "Sandbox 1" enabled:








@@ -1026,8 +1029,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.5-rc - 2016-07-07







    - Update fallback whitelist and blacklist based on relay operator









      emails. Blacklist unsuitable (non-working, over-volatile)









      fallbacks. Resolves ticket 19071. Patch by teor.









    - Update hard-coded fallback list to remove unsuitable fallbacks.









      Resolves ticket 19071. Patch by teor.









    - Remove 10 unsuitable fallbacks, leaving 90 of the 100 fallbacks









      originally introduced in Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha in March 2016. Closes









      ticket 19071; patch by teor.

























Changes in version 0.2.8.4-rc - 2016-06-15








@@ -1137,10 +1141,12 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.3-alpha - 2016-05-26







    - Give each fallback the same weight for client selection; restrict









      fallbacks to one per operator; report fallback directory detail









      changes when rebuilding list; add new fallback directory mirrors









      to the whitelist; update fallback directories based on the latest









      OnionOO data; and any other minor simplifications and fixes.









      Closes tasks 17158, 17905, 18749, bug 18689, and fixes part of bug









      18812 on 0.2.8.1-alpha; patch by "teor".









      to the whitelist; and many other minor simplifications and fixes.









      Closes tasks 17905, 18749, bug 18689, and fixes part of bug 18812 on









      0.2.8.1-alpha; patch by "teor".









    - Replace the 21 fallbacks generated in January 2016 and included in









      Tor 0.2.8.1-alpha, with a list of 100 fallbacks generated in March









      2016. Closes task 17158; patch by "teor".

















  o Minor features (geoip):









    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the May 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2








@@ -1584,10 +1590,11 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.1-alpha - 2016-02-04







      should reduces failures due to fallback churn. Implements ticket









      4483. Patch by "teor". Implements IPv4 portions of proposal 210 by









      "mikeperry" and "teor".









    - Include a trial list of default fallback directories, based on an









      opt-in survey of suitable relays. Doing this should make clients









      bootstrap more quickly and reliably, and reduce the load on the









      directory authorities. Closes ticket 15775. Patch by "teor".









    - Include a trial list of 21 default fallback directories, generated









      in January 2016, based on an opt-in survey of suitable relays.









      Doing this should make clients bootstrap more quickly and reliably,









      and reduce the load on the directory authorities. Closes ticket









      15775. Patch by "teor".









      Candidates identified using an OnionOO script by "weasel", "teor",









      "gsathya", and "karsten".









    - Previously only relays that explicitly opened a directory port