pixel fairy:
> starting a connection to tor might be bad in some places, so its better to 
> make sure the user wants to start that whenever they use it.


Marek:
> If you want, you can also disable autostart of that VM, 

Unless it's the Default NetVM and you don't want to assume the risks of having 
a non-Tor Default NetVM.

@pixel fairy: existing feature request to allow `None` as Default NetVM so 
Autostart can be disabled:
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2252


Marek:
> most cases it will be simply more convenient (faster startup of
> Whonix-related VMs). 

When Whonix-GW is started before upstream proxies are ready, tor bootstrapping 
can take approx 5 minutes. Whonix-GW finishes bootstrapping immediately on boot 
when all proxy vm's have already been established. It's faster to shutdown and 
reboot Whonix-GW than wait for it to bootstrap after an autostart. [certainly 
whonix not qubes issue]


> And if you live in censored area, you'll probably
> need to setup bridges anyway.

Or other proxies in front of Whonix-GW that take time to initialize properly :) 

[is this something a newbie could work on? or am I asking for trouble?]

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