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

[Kei Kebreau]

Kei Kebreau <address@hidden> writes:

> ng0 <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>
> LGTM. :)

Seeing no protest, this was pushed as fc9286d03a79837d70d8f209521d73f6b18d171b.

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