For what it's worth, OnionBrowser is open sourced, it is for Apple platforms:
https://github.com/mtigas/iOS-OnionBrowser My point was that using Tor need not be inconvenient at all. I agree that there's a need for a hidden services directory, but I gather from what I've read that doing this isn't easy due to large scale vandalism. We'd need something like a Wikipedia with a dedicated group of volunteers willing to undo each vandalistic act and keep links clearly labeled. -Chris On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Roger Dingledine <a...@mit.edu> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 03:30:37PM -0400, Chris Patti wrote: > > What about simply scouring all the directories, removing links to the > pedo > > sites? > > Please do! > > That said, you're already falling into a trap when you say "all the > directories". I know the person who ran "the hidden wiki" -- he shut > it down in 2003. Now there are a pile of hidden service websites, all > claiming to be "the directory". There's clearly a need for this role, > but there is no official center or starting point. This is both good > and bad, as you can imagine. > > > And by doing so, you create an environment where people, taking advantage > > of the incredibly awesome work folks have done with OnionBrowser, who > > aren't necessarily Tor savvy can get a sense for what the system can do > and > > come away with a positive impression. > > You should be aware that OnionBrowser isn't made by any Tor people. > I think that's the name for the closed-source package for various Apple > platforms, yes? (I hear it has some Tor components inside, but who knows.) > > --Roger > > _______________________________________________ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > -- Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpa...@gmail.com | AIM: chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, Pixar _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
