Never.

UDENIX <ude...@firemail.cc> wrote:

> >> I wish OpenBSD supported using mirrors hosted on the Tor or I2P networks 
> >> for
> >> system and package installation and upgrades. For instance, Debian not only
> >> supports but also maintains official mirrors on the Tor network.
> > Not going to happen. If you can find a trustworthy source of files
> > on
> > one of those networks you could download the img or iso and install
> > from there, but the install kernel is a very constrained environment -
> > there's no space to add things like that.
> 
> I'm not asking for Tor or I2P to be added to the base system, but
> rather for the ability to use mirrors hosted on these networks without
> having to go through a lot of steps [1]. Ideally, it should be as
> simple as installing the necessary software (even if it's from the
> ports tree), configuring and running it, and then adding the mirror
> address to installurl(5). This should be sufficient to install and
> update the system and packages.
> 
> On the other hand, there are kernel drivers for WireGuard, but
> WireGuard is not included in the base system because it violates
> OpenBSD's copyright policy. In contrast, the Tor and I2Pd routing
> software is licensed under the 3-Clause BSD license.
> 
> [1]
> https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-05-25-openbsd-privacy-friendly-mirror.html
> 

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