On Montag, 2. September 2024 14:54:55 CEST gus wrote: Hello Alex, First of all, it's nice that you're on the list. Maybe you would like to listen in on the meeting on Saturday. (It's anonymous and without a webcam) https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2024-August/021814.html I had already added your foundation in the pad ;-) > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:48:51AM +0300, Alex Swabbie via tor-relays wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I’ve been a fan of Tor for many years now, and my affinity for anonymity > > naturally extends to other interests, such as Monero… 😉 OT: Do you already know the new DEX? https://haveno-reto.com/ > > I’ve successfully rallied like-minded individuals who have generously > > supported our cause through various grants, and we’ve even received a > > government subsidy from the Czech Republic to promote freedom of speech > > in oppressive regimes. > Regarding the government subsidy from the Czech Republic that you > mentioned, could you please provide more details and any relevant links? > Transparency is crucial for building a trusted community, and this > information would be beneficial for everyone. > > > With a substantial sum of money at our disposal, we’ve chosen to allocate > > a portion to support the TOR project. Currently, we operate around 60 > > servers. Our main challenge, unsurprisingly, is with exit servers. > > Convincing providers to overlook automatic complaint notifications has > > proven quite tricky. From our original 30 exit nodes, we’re down to about > > 5—the rest had to be shifted to relay nodes. We could switch them to > > well-known operators like RDP.sh, but they already host a large number of > > exit nodes, and we prefer to encourage network diversity. > > > > We’ve initiated something akin to a cost-sharing model for enabling our > > servers to run exit nodes, but it hasn’t made a significant impact. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find a provider for exits. Where it is allowed, there are usually many others. The best option is your own AS. Unfortunately, you need a whole /24 for that. An alternative would be, for example, a /27 subnet with a shared whois (SWIP) entry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_Whois_Project If you have the abuse entry for your IPs, then you can operate your tor-exit pretty worry-free. Since you're talking about government subsidy, maybe it's possible for the government or provider to lend you IP space. If you can get IPs somewhere, ask on this list for a LIR who can register them for you with RIPE. Once you have an AS, you can operate your own servers. A cheap colocation provider is, for example: https://serverius.net/colocation/server-colocation/ An offer for 1/8 rack + 1 x /29 IPv4 network and /64 IPv6 network: https://www.myloc.de/en/colocation/colocation-offer.html (For me, 40 relays generate several terabytes per day, and several petabytes per month.) > I also wanted to share that we're currently discussing a new policy for > the Tor relay community focused on incentivization models. You can check > it out here: > https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/issues/22 > > > We want to spend our funds wisely to support Tor. Do any of you have > > suggestions for good, affordable providers in less conventional locations > > (e.g., Eastern Europe like Poland, Hungary, Ukraine)? You can inquire about IP subnets and dedicated servers at https://lowendtalk.com List of SirNeo: https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/185210/tor-relay-bridge https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/186269/cheap-hosters-that-allow-tor-exit-node > Lastly, I noticed that your domain name includes "Tor". > Please be aware that we request you avoid using "Tor" in your product or > domain name to prevent any potential confusion. Our goal is to ensure > that people clearly understand what is officially associated with The > Tor Project and what is not. > > From our Trademark FAQ: > > Q: Can I use the word "Tor" as part of the name of my product or my domain > name? > > A: Please don't use Tor in your product name or domain name. Instead, > find a name that will accurately identify your products or services. > Remember that our goal is to make sure that people aren't confused about > whether your product or project is made or endorsed by The Tor Project. > Creating a new brand that incorporates the Tor brand is likely to lead > to confusion, and commercial confusion is a sign of trademark > infringement. > > https://www.torproject.org/about/trademark/#trademark-faq-3 Just as a note: Many others have used the word onion in a local language for foundation and domain. -- ╰_╯ Ciao Marco! Debian GNU/Linux It's free software and it gives you freedom!
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