I'll start trying "onion service" and just see if it catches on. -V
On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Roger Dingledine <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 03:39:05PM -0800, Virgil Griffith wrote: >> I am working on fixing up some aspects of tor2web. I've heard talk of >> using the term "onion service" or "tor service" instead of "hidden >> service". I actually like both of these better than "hidden service" >> (which I feel is too ambiguous about which aspects are >> hidden/not-hidden). > > Hi Virgil, > > I think onion service is a fine phrase. It makes people have to learn > what it is rather than guessing (and often guessing wrong). > > I worry that "Tor service" will confuse people, first because it might > make them think it's a thing run by Tor, but second because it might > reinforce that this use case of Tor is what Tor is. (I already have > journalists contacting me asking if other social media sites should > let their users reach them via Tor, and that isn't what they mean to be > asking but here we are.) > > I also floated the phrase "protected service" on > https://blog.torproject.org/blog/facebook-hidden-services-and-https-certs > but I don't think it stuck (and also it's a bit klunky). > > The other one I've heard and liked was "Tor-enabled service", but I think > the jury is still out on whether that's a good one or too confusing like > "Tor service". > >> However, I'm not going to start using a term unless the consensus is >> that that "onion service" or "tor service" is an acceptable synonym. > > Thanks for checking first. There sure is a lot going on these days, > and I can see how some things might not seem to be land mines but > then turn out to be. > > I'd say pick your favorite and start using it and see if it catches on? > > I'm pretty sure by now if you say "onion service" people will know what > you mean, so that might be another vote in its favor. > > --Roger > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
