Lucky Green Quits Tor Hard [re: Tor Replaces Its Entire Board]

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https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/19690
http://archive.is/T8Hlu (Uncensored version)

http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2016/07/18/lucky_green_torpedos_tors_tonga_node/
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/4tectj/tor_veteran_lucky_green_exits_torpedos_critical/

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Tonga (Bridge Authority) Permanent Shutdown Notice
2016-07-16T01:06:25Z

Dear friends,
Given recent events, it is no longer appropriate for me to materially
contribute to the Tor Project either financially, as I have so
generously throughout the years, nor by providing computing resources.
This decision does not come lightly; I probably ran one of the first
five nodes in the system and my involvement with Tor predates it being
called "Tor" by many years.
Nonetheless, I feel that I have no reasonable choice left within the
bounds of ethics, but to announce the discontinuation of all
Tor-related services hosted on every system under my control.
Most notably, this includes the Tor node "Tonga", the "Bridge
Authority", which I recognize is rather pivotal to the network
Tonga will be permanently shut down and all associated crytographic
keys destroyed on 2016-08-31. This should give the Tor developers
ample time to stand up a substitute. I will terminate the chron job we
set up so many years ago at that time that copies over the
descriptors.
In addition to Tonga, I will shut down a number of fast Tor relays,
but the directory authorities should detect that shutdown quickly and
no separate notice is needed here.
I wish the Tor Project nothing but the best moving forward through
those difficult times,
--Lucky
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