Re: [tor-dev] The future of Tor client software?

2023-02-20 Thread Steven Engler
Thanks Nick! On 2023-02-13 09:40, Nick Mathewson wrote: We intend that Arti will be usable in multiple deployment environments, including as a daemon that they talk to over an RPC-like protocol (analogous to the current control port) and as an embedded library.  We want applications written in

Re: [tor-dev] The future of Tor client software?

2023-02-18 Thread Nick Mathewson
On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 9:40 AM Nick Mathewson wrote: > > > Right now, we're starting a working group of interested people to talk > about getting all of these APIs right. You can see an initial thread at > https://forum.torproject.net/t/defining-an-interface-to-arti/6432 with > links to differen

Re: [tor-dev] The future of Tor client software?

2023-02-13 Thread Nick Mathewson
On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 4:20 AM Steven Engler wrote: > Hi tor-dev, > > In the past, there were generally two options for supporting Tor in an > application. > > 1. Require the user to install the tor daemon (ex: apt install tor, Tor > Expert Bundle, etc) and configure the application to use its S

[tor-dev] The future of Tor client software?

2023-02-13 Thread Steven Engler
Hi tor-dev, In the past, there were generally two options for supporting Tor in an application. 1. Require the user to install the tor daemon (ex: apt install tor, Tor Expert Bundle, etc) and configure the application to use its SOCKS proxy. 2. Bundle the tor binary with the application (ex