Hi Torix, Thank you for your ideas, I have made note of this and will review this list early next week.
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! > On May 17, 2018, at 4:44 PM, to...@protonmail.com wrote: > > Dear Colin, > > Perhaps your new role would cover this - I understand from the list that the > uneven distribution of the Tor network around the world is a concern. My > first thought is that I should run a relay in India, which has a robust > internet, and speaks English. However, I don't know whom to contact over > there to set something up. I was wondering if it might be worth producing a > list of ISPs and urls in preferred geographically distributed countries. > > Maybe we have this resource already, but the closest page I've found is the > Good/Bad ISPs page: > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/GoodBadISPs > but that includes mostly countries with high percentages of tor relays, and > is mostly about ISP responses to exit nodes. > > If I were a new person who wanted to run a relay, I would probably use the > cloud provider I know about or have connections with already. If I had a > list of providers/urls in other countries, however, there would be a better > chance I would set it up somewhere else. > > Just thinking.. > > --Torix > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > On May 16, 2018 11:47 AM, Colin Childs <co...@torproject.org> wrote: > >> Hello tor-relays! >> >> My name is Colin Childs, I have been the support and translation coordinator >> at the Tor Project for a number of years. I am also a founding director of a >> TorServers partner named Coldhak here in Canada. >> >> Recently, my role within the Tor Project has changed, and I am starting as >> the new relay advocate (as well as localization coordinator, until this >> responsibility can be reassigned). My job will be improving the health / >> happiness of the relay operator community, expanding the relay operator >> community, and helping improve the community bonds between operators. >> >> A few of the things I will be working on are: >> >> 1. Open a #tor-relays IRC channel (this is now open, everyone should join!) >> 2. Reach out to realy operator groups / individuals to introduce myself and >> solicit feedback (beginning today) >> 3. Plan a relay operators meet-up at PETS in July (details to come in >> another email) >> 4. Form a team of trusted technical and legal volunteers able to help >> operators around the world. >> 5. Organizing a larger "relay operator summit" event >> 6. Working with operators to resolve some of the recent issues brought up >> on this list (DNS provider, DNSSEC, EOL releases, etc..) >> >> While reaching out to operators is point 2 in that list, if you have >> suggestions or feedback that you'd like to send, please do not hesitate to >> reach out to me! I would love to hear from all of you with the things you >> would find most helpful from me / the Tor Project. While I cannot guarantee >> we can facilitate every request, we will do our best to help! >> >> I look forward to working with all of you in the future, and I hope >> you're having a great week! >> >> >> tor-relays mailing list >> >> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >> >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays