--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Flamsmark <flamsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think that unless you have a good way of telling specific > people in the need of a bridge about your bridge without > telling the world, that you should not consider being a > bridge, > > Is that a gut feeling, or based on some > research? What about the ways that we have of selectively > giving bridges to those who need them?
Neither. If you have a selective way of telling people you deem "in the need", than you meet my criteria. It would likely be hard for us all to meet that criteria though, I don't. You may tell me that you can help me, but then I have to trust you, which doesn't really make too much sense. And a general mechanism to do this seems impossible, doesn't it? How can you keep a secret while telling it to the world. Any newcomers to tor who cannot understand the implications of when they should or should not be running a bridge are unlikely to understand the nuances of distributing a secret to those "in the need" (and by whose criteria are they in need anyway) only. If you have arguments to the contrary, I welcome them and feel that many on this list might benefit from them, because it would be beyond my understanding of the point of bridges, and perhaps other's too? -Martin *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/