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| author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2021-03-12 11:29:09 -0500 |
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| committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2021-03-12 11:29:09 -0500 |
| commit | aa6c7741e836b3222a3751b8128afcb1155ded2b (patch) | |
| tree | 9e9489b50f49e1d265f8119364197546b767fdd6 | |
| parent | a7b3cb06f527689e3acdcadd63b48794932e02b8 (diff) | |
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update geoip-2021-03-12 to mention provider transition.
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 index 9c0c142662..c6254de4a2 100644 --- a/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 +++ b/changes/geoip-2021-03-12 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ o Minor features (geoip data): - - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, - as retrieved on 2021/03/12. + - We have switched geoip data sources. Previously we shipped + IP-to-country mappings from Maxmind's GeoLite2, but in 2019 they + changed their licensing term, so we were unable to update them after + that point. We now ship geoip files based on the IPFire Location + Database instead. (See https://location.ipfire.org/ for more + information). This release updates our geoip files to match the + IPFire Location Database as retrieved on 2021/03/12. Closes + ticket 32978. |