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[tor-commits] [fallback-scripts/master] doc: Add "who needs these scripts?" to the README



commit abb5231b2e777c31dd52cd35d55713978cb29384
Author: teor <teor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Thu Jun 27 13:09:41 2019 +1000

    doc: Add "who needs these scripts?" to the README
    
    Part of 29103.
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 README | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 779e9ac..ab8bd2e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 The Tor Fallback Scripts are used to generate the hard-coded fallback
-directory mirror lists for Tor. Tor uses fallback directory mirrors when it
-is first installed, to find the rest of the Tor network. It also uses them
-when its cached directory documents are very old.
+directory mirror lists for Tor.
 
-(Tor protects your privacy on the internet by hiding the connection between
-your Internet address and the services you use.)
+Who needs to run these scripts?
+
+You probably don't need to run these scripts. They are used by the Tor
+maintainers to produce the tor/src/app/config/fallback_dirs.inc list.
+You might want to use them if you are maintaining your own Tor network,
+or doing research on Tor. But small Tor networks should run fine without
+fallbacks.
+
+What are Fallback Directory Mirrors?
+
+Tor protects your privacy on the internet by hiding the connection between
+your Internet address and the services you use. Tor uses fallback directory
+mirrors when it is first installed, to find the rest of the Tor network. It
+also uses them when its cached directory documents are very old.
 
 To generate a fallback list using the current whitelist:
         ./updateFallbackDirs.py



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