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

[Jules Dejaeghere via tor-relays <tor-relays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Thanks for your feedback.

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.

We are aware that operators have varying practices for their relays.  That is one reason we want to interview operators: to learn what setups are actually used.  If something does not come up in interviews, that does not mean it does not exist.  But all the setups we learn about are actual setups from operators.

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.

Indeed.  Announcing it here, on the tor-relays mailing list, will also reach only a subset of the people we could interview.  That is something we will keep in mind when analyzing the responses.

If you or anyone else prefers to have the interview over text on Tor, we can arrange that.  We can offer the interview over Matrix text chat, but I am not sure whether it supports connecting from Tor easily.  I am also open to suggestions that would make you comfortable having the interview.

Regards,

Jules Dejaeghere

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