Feature #6679

Remove the preconfigured #tor IRC channel

Added by intrigeri 2014-02-15 19:19:46 . Updated 2014-03-19 07:34:33 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Tails_0.23
Start date:
2014-02-15
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

We’re told (by velope) that it is harmful for #tor to have Tails users automatically join it:

  • people say their thing in both channels at once, not necessarily realizing that they’re spamming;
  • they say things in #tor that are tails-specific but not immediately apparent as such, leading to confusion and wasted time.

I’m not on #tor personally, but I do trust velope on this one.

Subtasks

History

#1 Updated by Dr_Whax 2014-03-01 21:25:46

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Fix committed
  • Assignee set to anonym
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA

See the tails-dev@ list for the patch.

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-03-02 09:08:12

  • Status changed from Fix committed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from anonym to Dr_Whax
  • % Done changed from 0 to 20
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Dev Needed

The proposed patch does not apply on current devel branch.

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-03-02 09:11:14

Also note that “Fix committed” means “merged into the branch that our next release will be build from”, not “there is a tentative fix somewhere”.

#4 Updated by sajolida 2014-03-02 12:11:26

  • Subject changed from Do not auto-connect to the #tor IRC channel to Remove the preconfigured #tor IRC channel

We don’t currently auto-connect to the #tor channel (to the #tails channel) either. We only have it listed and preconfigured. But if that’s enough of a problem, then the solution is to remove it all the way.

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-03-05 21:25:00

  • Type of work changed from Discuss to Code

We decided to remove it at the monthly meeting.

#6 Updated by Dr_Whax 2014-03-06 00:46:30

  • Assignee changed from Dr_Whax to intrigeri
  • Target version set to Tails_0.23
  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Ready for QA

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-03-06 01:11:35

  • Status changed from In Progress to Fix committed
  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)
  • % Done changed from 20 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

Merged!

#8 Updated by anonym 2014-03-19 07:34:33

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved