[tor-relays] Re: Looking to interview Tor relay operators (online or at FOSDEM)

[forest-relay-contact--- via tor-relays <tor-relays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hello.

> I am a researcher at the University of Namur (Belgium), and some of our
> research focuses on Tor.  Recently, we started to investigate how Tor 
> relay operators install and keep their relays up to date. 

Every operator is different, so it'll be hard to come up with a single
archetypal relay operator. Some large operators push out a custom and
immutable system from templates that cannot be remotely controlled, just
replaced, others use Ansible for automated deployment, others manually
set everything up and do periodic manual upgrades, and still others just
throw Debian + unattended-upgrades at the problem and call it a day.

You're also going to select an unrepresentative sample if you require
voice recordings from relay operators. I'm sure there are many, myself
included, who would only participate if it could be done anonymously
over text on Tor.

Regards,
forest
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