Re: [tor-dev] Next Tor release timeframes?

[Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:04 AM, Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1) Do we have any requirements to release an 0.2.4.1-alpha at any
> particular date? I haven't been following e.g. the latest SponsorG
> timelines.
>
> 2) Nick was enthusiastic about an 0.2.2.38 with the latest fix. Nick,
> do you still think that's important? My sense is that it's a totally
> esoteric theoretical attack where there's no rush to release.

Bug 6530 is the one to worry about.  It's a remotely triggerable DoS
vulnerability where you can crash anybody who tries to download a
networkstatus consensus from you.  That's not "esoteric" or
"theoretical."

> 3) For the next 0.2.3 rc, we might want to merge at least:
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6252

ok.  Will merge, with bikeshed options not followed.

> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6404

Agreed, but it needs review!

-- 
Nick
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