On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 12:23:50PM -0500, chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > If I implement the Tor spec am I implementing the "Onion Routing Protocol" or > the "Tor Protocol"? Tor is an implementation, a protocol, and a project. If you implement the protocol, you should probably make clear that you implement the Tor Protocol, but that you're not providing Tor the software or affiliated with Tor the project. > Is Tor just the name for an *implementation* of the protocol called 'Onion > Routing' ? "Onion routing" is a concept that encompasses a large number of protocols, from the original "Onion Routing" protocols Tor derives from, to other protocols like Freedom, MorphMix, and so on. Tor is the _latest version_ of the Onion Routing protocol (inasmuch as there is an official protocol), but other protocols do onion routing too. happy new year, -- Nick Mathewson
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