It contains Tor 0.2.1.24 and that is the latest version of Tor in http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/x86/packages/
If someone were to update that repository, anyone could upgrade Tor in Ra's Tor gateway VM. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: 01/20/12 05:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [tor-talk] Tor Gateway and Tor Workstation by ra [was: remove any all links from torproject.com to JanusVM] > Is Ra's Tor gateway VM > > <http://ra.fnord.at/2011/05/easy-and-secure-anonymous-internet-usage/> > > safe to use on trusted host machines? I wouldn't use it. This story is > similar to JanusVM. > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/JanusVM Dunno when ra last > time updated the software package but the blog entry was last edited May 29, > 2011 while latest Tor release is from December 16th, 2011. Which means ra's > package probable does not contain the latest version of Tor. Many people > (ra, JanusVM, me) are interested in deploying something ra calls 'Tor > Workstation', which might not be the most bad name. (an isolated machine > which routes everything transparently through Tor) As long as this project > isn't an official Tor package it seams somewhat difficult to keep it as > current as the latest Tor release. People get busy with their lives, forget > about the project or loose interest. Problematic thing about this is that > Tor users will still find old discussions on Google and still download and use potentially dangerous old Tor versions. > It's an OpenWRT VM with virtual LAN > routed through Tor. > > It seems to borrow from the Torouter project > <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/Torouter>. One of the > Torouter's prototypes uses OpenWRT > <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/OpenWRT>. But Torouter > is a hardware device that provides WiFi access to Tor (and serves as a > bridge) whereas Ra's Tor gateway is a VM. Is that a crucial difference? I would say so. Of course it is always better if you do not use virtual machines but therefore extra real hardware. _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
