[Freedombox-discuss] Dumb idea: Alternative to Tor that promotes good behavior

[sandyinchina@gmail.com (Sandy Harris)]

Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com> writes:

> Also, keep in mind that the most direct way to show public support for Tor
> would be to run an exit-node.  If every interested party with a fast
> internet connection did that it would help alleviate the speed problem.  But
> running an exit-node is nothing to take lightly, both in technical and legal
> terms.

True. Running a middle node, though, is also a contribution and
involves much less risk. We might aim at making it really easy
for any Freedombox to do that. Possibly many Boxes should be
input nodes as well, but I do not know Tor well enough to tell.