[tor-relays] removing tor versions from "recommended versions" before they reach EOL

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Hi,

the tor 0.4.5.x end of live versions are still on the recommended versions list:

https://consensus-health.torproject.org/#recommendedversions

consensus client-versions 0.4.5.6, 0.4.5.7, 0.4.5.8, 0.4.5.9, 0.4.5.10, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.5.12, 0.4.5.14, 0.4.5.15, 0.4.5.16, 0.4.7.7, 0.4.7.8, 0.4.7.10, 0.4.7.11, 0.4.7.12, 0.4.7.13
  server-versions 0.4.5.6, 0.4.5.7, 0.4.5.8, 0.4.5.9, 0.4.5.10, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.5.12, 0.4.5.14, 0.4.5.15, 0.4.5.16, 0.4.7.7, 0.4.7.8, 0.4.7.10, 0.4.7.11, 0.4.7.12, 0.4.7.13

it would probably be better to stop recommending tor versions
a month before they reach their eol date so relay operators get to see
a log entry and have some time to react.

kind regards,
nusenu

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nusenu:

Hi,

the tor 0.4.5.x end of live versions are still on the recommended versions list:

https://consensus-health.torproject.org/#recommendedversions

consensus client-versions 0.4.5.6, 0.4.5.7, 0.4.5.8, 0.4.5.9, 0.4.5.10, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.5.12, 0.4.5.14, 0.4.5.15, 0.4.5.16, 0.4.7.7, 0.4.7.8, 0.4.7.10, 0.4.7.11, 0.4.7.12, 0.4.7.13
server-versions 0.4.5.6, 0.4.5.7, 0.4.5.8, 0.4.5.9, 0.4.5.10, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.5.12, 0.4.5.14, 0.4.5.15, 0.4.5.16, 0.4.7.7, 0.4.7.8, 0.4.7.10, 0.4.7.11, 0.4.7.12, 0.4.7.13

it would probably be better to stop recommending tor versions
a month before they reach their eol date so relay operators get to see
a log entry and have some time to react.

I am not sure about that. I think not recommending them anymore once a series reached EOL seems reasonable to me (there are arguments for stopping the recommendation of *particular* versions of a series earlier than that, though[1]), in particular as we usually do not start the nagging and rejection of EOL relays, say, earlier than 4 weeks after that anyway. That should give operators still plenty of time to upgrade.

That said those older and EOL versions are gone now from the recommended version strings.

Georg

[1] Reject relays running unsupported Tor versions even if the series is not EOL yet (#149) · Issues · The Tor Project / Network Health / Team · GitLab