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Re: [tor-bugs] #23981 [Metrics/CollecTor]: Fix NPE and include "bridge-distribution-request" lines in sanitized bridge descriptors
#23981: Fix NPE and include "bridge-distribution-request" lines in sanitized bridge
descriptors
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Reporter: karsten | Owner: iwakeh
Type: defect | Status: needs_review
Priority: High | Milestone:
Component: Metrics/CollecTor | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
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Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by karsten):
Replying to [comment:13 arma]:
> Replying to [comment:10 karsten]:
> > Oh, and we still need to make a final decision what to do with those
new lines. Okay to keep them unchanged?
>
> I hope we choose "yes, ok to keep them unchanged". That way external
researchers will be able to tie together usage patterns, and blocking
patterns, to the distribution method that the bridge asked for.
That's the current plan, yes.
> (I am still sad that we don't record (and publish) what distribution
mechanism bridgedb picked for a bridge. Most bridges probably won't set
this line on their own, so seeing this line won't be a substitute for
learning what bridgedb decided to do.)
Good point. I'll put "Resume gathering bridge distribution statistics from
BridgeDB" on the roadmap we're about to finish soon, though it will be on
the long-term list for Q4/2018 or later. But at least we'll remember when
we make the next roadmap or run out of other goals earlier than we thought
(hahaha).
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