Hello!
I want to run a relay on a root server (IPAX) with the following possible OS':
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Debian 9
Debian 8
CentOS 7
CentOS 6
Is it possible to install FreeBSD beside or which OS should I choose to run the
relay with.
Yours
Digitalist
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Am Donnerstag, 2. Mai 2019 12:10 schrieb René Ladan <r.c.la...@gmail.com>:
> Op do 2 mei 2019 09:43 schreef Tor Revolution
> <isupportthenewrevolut...@protonmail.com>:
>
>> You are probably trying to push hacked FreeBSD or that hacked HardenedBSD
>> stuff that no one cares about anyway. If people cared about more FreeBSD on
>> Tor they would do it but obviously it's not a big issue!!!
>
> Ignoring half-baked accusations against Conrad for now.
>
> Having relays running something else than Ubuntu *is* an important issue.
> This does not have to be FreeBSD/HardenedBSD, it can also be OpenBSD/NetBSD,
> MacOS, or even Windows. The point is that if someone (say the NSA) discovers
> a bug in Ubuntu which they can use to take over relays, and 95% (or so) of
> the relays run Ubuntu, then they can take over Tor. If a significant part of
> the relays run something else, then those relays are safe for the exploit and
> consequently becomes harder for the NSA to take over Tor.
>
> As for why 95% of the relays runs on Ubuntu, I guess it is legacy. At least
> https://support.torproject.org/#operators advertises multiple operating
> systems.
>
> See also https://torbsd.github.io/
>
> René (running "ymkeo" on FreeBSD for almost 5 years now)
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