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@@ -78,6 +78,101 @@ is for posting by developers only, and is very low traffic.</li>

 may be interesting for developers.</li>

 </ul>

+<a id="UpToSpeed"></a>

+<h2><a class="anchor" href="#UpToSpeed">Getting up to speed on Tor's past,

+present, and future</a></h2>

+

+<ol>

+<li>

+First, read the <a href="<page overview>">overview page</a> to get a

+basic idea of how Tor works, what it's for, and who uses it.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+<a href="<page download>">Install the Tor bundle</a> and try it out.

+Make sure you've got Firefox installed first, and be sure to read the

+<a href="<page download>#Warning">list of warnings</a> about ways you

+can screw up your anonymity.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Download and watch Roger's overview talk from What The Hack (<a

+href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth-anonymous-communication-58.mp4">video</a>,

+<a href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth1.pdf">slides</a>, <a

+href="http://wiki.whatthehack.org/index.php/Anonymous_communication_for_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense...and_you">abstract</a>).

+This talk was given in July 2005, back when we were funded by EFF and back

+when the network was quite small, but it still provides good background

+on how Tor works and what it's for.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Our <a

+href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ">FAQ</a>

+covers all sorts of topics, including questions about setting up a client

+or relay, concerns about anonymity attacks, why we didn't build Tor in

+other ways, and discussion of Tor users and abuse.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+<a href="https://blog.torproject.org/">Tor has a blog now</a>.

+We try to keep it updated every week or two with the latest news.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Look through our <a href="#DesignDoc">Design

+Documents</a>. Notice that we have RFC-style specs to tell you exactly

+how Tor is built.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+There's a skeletal <a

+href="<svnsandbox>doc/design-paper/roadmap-future.pdf">list of items

+we'd like to tackle in the future</a>. Alas, many of those items need

+to be fleshed out more before they'll make sense to people who aren't

+Tor developers, but you can still get a general sense of what issues

+need to be resolved next.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Download and watch Roger's "blocking-resistance

+and circumvention" talk from 23C3 in December 2006 (<a

+href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/23C3-1444-en-tor_and_china.m4v">video</a>,

+<a href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/slides-23c3.pdf">slides</a>,

+<a href="http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/events/1444.en.html">abstract</a>,

+<a href="<svnsandbox>doc/design-paper/blocking.html">design paper</a>),

+or Roger's "Current events in Tor development" talk from 24C3 in December

+2007 (<a

+href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/24c3-2325-en-current_events_in_tor_development.mp4">video</a>,

+<a href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/slides-24c3.pdf">slides</a>,

+<a href="http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2325.en.html">abstract</a>).

+We also have the What The Hack tutorial on hidden services (<a

+href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth_tor_hidden_services.mp4">video</a>,

+<a href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth3.pdf">slides</a>).

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Learn about the <a

+href="<svnsandbox>doc/spec/proposals/001-process.txt">Tor

+proposal process for changing our design</a>, and look over the <a

+href="<svnsandbox>doc/spec/proposals/">existing proposals</a>.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Our <a href="<svnsandbox>doc/TODO">developer TODO file</a> starts with a

+timeline for external promises &mdash; things <a href="<page sponsors>">our

+sponsors</a> have paid to see done. It also lists many other tasks

+and topics we'd like to tackle next.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Once you're up to speed, things will continue to change surprisingly fast.

+The <a href="#MailingLists">or-dev mailing list</a> is where the complex

+discussion happens, and the <a href="#Support">#tor IRC channel</a>

+is where the less complex discussion happens.

+</li>

+

+</ol>

+

 <a id="DesignDoc"></a>

 <h2><a class="anchor" href="#DesignDoc">Design Documents</a></h2>

 <ul>

@@ -99,12 +194,7 @@ prevent access to the Tor network is described in

 <b>design of a blocking-resistant anonymity system</b>:

 <a href="<svnsandbox>doc/design-paper/blocking.pdf">PDF draft</a> and

 <a href="<svnsandbox>doc/design-paper/blocking.html">HTML draft</a>.

-You can also see <a

-href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/slides-23c3.pdf">slides</a> and <a

-href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/23C3-1444-en-tor_and_china.m4v">video</a>

-from Roger's <a href="http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Home">23C3

-talk</a>. Want to <a href="<page volunteer>#Coding">help us build

-it</a>?</li>

+Want to <a href="<page volunteer>#Coding">help us build it</a>?</li>

 <li>The <b>specifications</b> aim to give

 developers enough information to build a compatible version of Tor:

 <ul>

@@ -129,14 +219,7 @@ work</a></li>

 <li><a href="<svnsandbox>doc/spec/proposals/">In-progress drafts of

 new specifications and proposed changes</a></li>

 </ul></li>

-<li>Look at the <a href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth1.pdf">slides

-(PDF)</a> and <a

-href="http://rehash.waag.org/WTH/wth-anonymous-communication-58.mp4.torrent">video

-(torrent)</a> from the Tor talk Roger gave at <a

-href="http://whatthehack.org/">What the Hack (WTH)</a>. We also have <a

-href="http://freehaven.net/~arma/wth3.pdf">slides</a> and <a

-href="http://rehash.waag.org/WTH/wth_tor_hidden_services.mp4.torrent">video</a>

-of the WTH talk on hidden services.</li>

+

 </ul>

 <a id="NeatLinks"></a>