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Re: [PATCH] gnu: tor: Recommend torsocks.


From: ng0
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: tor: Recommend torsocks.
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:37:21 +0000

Hi, I see this received no feedback so far. Can someone review
this? Or is it already on someones list?

Thanks.

ng0 <address@hidden> writes:

> * gnu/packages/tor.scm (tor)[description]: Recommend torsocks.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/tor.scm | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/tor.scm b/gnu/packages/tor.scm
> index e6fbf6e..f0970ef 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/tor.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/tor.scm
> @@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
>       `(("zlib" ,zlib)
>         ("openssl" ,openssl)
>         ("libevent" ,libevent)))
> -
> -    ;; TODO: Recommend `torsocks' since `torify' needs it.
> -
>      (home-page "https://www.torproject.org/";)
>      (synopsis "Anonymous network router to improve privacy on the Internet")
>      (description
> @@ -66,7 +63,11 @@ somebody watching your Internet connection from learning 
> what sites you
>  visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical
>  location.  Tor works with many of your existing applications, including
>  web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other
> -applications based on the TCP protocol.")
> +applications based on the TCP protocol.
> +To @code{torify} applications (to take measures to ensure that an 
> application,
> +which has not been designed for use with Tor such as ssh, will use only Tor 
> for
> +internet connectivity, and also ensures that there are no leaks from DNS, 
> UDP or
> +the application layer) you need to install @code{torsocks}.")
>      (license bsd-3)))
>  
>  (define-public torsocks
> -- 
> 2.10.1
>
>

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