[LUAU] Imaging Scripting some TOR headless proxies and bridges

[R. Scott Belford]

Aloha

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the Tor Project,
http://www.torproject.org, but it's been a critical component of
sustaining free speech in Iran of late.  While I am not terribly
political about these things, I am always interested in free speech.
More importantly, with all this attention Twitter keeps getting, it's
crucial to remember that these expressions require an un-obstructed
conduit of communication.

Running a Tor Proxy or a Bridge can help.  I'd reference the how-to on
their site, but it seems to be down at the moment.  This can be
complicated to set up for some, or maybe you don't have an extra
computer.  That said, let me ask this:

HOSEF is liquidating its final collection of stored computers, and I
had pre-installed them with ubuntu/xubuntu/edubuntu/debian/pfsense,
depending on the profile, as a way to find a home for them.  Would any
of you be interested in one of these computers if it were pre-imaged
and configured to be a headless Tor proxy/bridge?  James Burgett
(ACCRC in Oakland) suggested this today, and it's a good and timely
idea.

If you want one, or want to participate in the imaging of a lot of
them, let me know.

--scott