Main site for the software: https://shadowvpn.org Were the repos mirrored anywhere, or would that present a risk to the original author?
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Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#12This wasn't a thorough deletion. The shadowsocks-iOS project has been switched to the 'rm' branch, but the 'master' branch still contains all the source code: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-iOS/tree/master There's also a downloadable 2.6.3 release with a built .dmg and source code: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-iOS/releases Even if it does get completely removed, a duplicate exists on GitLab:…
I don't know what you're talking about. That repo is totally empty. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#13And there are more than 500 forks. I'd say good luck deleting that :D
I downloaded the source code on principle. It's good to know there are plenty of online copies.
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#14“Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this. Today they asked me to delete all the code from GitHub. I have no choice but to obey. I hope one day I'll live in a country where I have freedom to write any code I like without fearing. I believe you guys will make great stuff with Network Extensions. Cheers!”
Not being facetious here - what country do you live in that you think the government can't/won't interfere with your code?
Perhaps I am misunderstanding your use of English, because it is difficult to see how this is not a facetious question.
There are relatively few countries in which the government both could and would interfere with someone's publication of code, and I think only in China is there both widespread computer use and internet access, on the one hand, and state security actors (the civil police, actually) who have the sophistication and funding to intervene with specific projects such as this one.
Did you mean to ask what country he was in?
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#15what was this?
Shadowsocks for iOS
Notice: This version is deprecated. Please wait for iOS 9's new VPN API
Features
Shadowsocks is a cross-platform tunnel proxy which can help you get through firewalls.
This iOS version is for non-jailbroken devices. It has two features.
A web browser with all the traffic going through a Shadowsocks proxy A background global proxy, with some restrictions Install
Available on the App Store
Please visit the App Store.
As a web browser
Shadowsocks works as a multi-tab web browser. It's really easy to use.
Tap the + button to open menu. Tap Settings to configure Shadowsocks proxy settings. Tap New Tab to open a new Tab. Tap URL field on the top to input URL. Swipe a tab to scroll the tabs. Hold and press a tab to swap tabs. If you've changed Proxy Mode, a restart is needed to take effect. (Kill the app, then open the app again). As a global proxy
Shadowsocks works as a background global PAC proxy, with some restrictions.
Only works with Wi-Fi network. But we are working on the cellular network. Only works for a few minutes. Due to iOS restrictions, Shadowsocks can't keep running in the background. It's killed after you leave it for a while. To keep it running for an extended period of time, you have to come back to the Shadowsocks app every few minutes. So it's a little tricky to use global proxy.
Set up proxy settings in shadowsocks. Copy this link http://127.0.0.1:8090/proxy.pac Open iOS Settings -> Wi-Fi -> i icon on the right of your connected Wi-Fi -> HTTP Proxy. Choose Auto, paste the link in the URL field. Tap back. Other apps now go through the proxy. If they don't, kill and restart them. Come back every few minutes to keep Shadowsocks running in the background.
Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#16This wasn't a thorough deletion. The shadowsocks-iOS project has been switched to the 'rm' branch, but the 'master' branch still contains all the source code: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-iOS/tree/master There's also a downloadable 2.6.3 release with a built .dmg and source code: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-iOS/releases Even if it does get completely removed, a duplicate exists on GitLab:…
What are you taking about? Does not work. Cannot access the code.
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#17From Wikipedia:
> The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.
Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not being facetious here - what country do you live in that you think the government can't/won't interfere with your code?
Perhaps I am misunderstanding your use of English, because it is difficult to see how this is not a facetious question. There are relatively few countries in which the government both could and would interfere with someone's publication of code, and I think only in China is there both widespread computer use and internet access, on the one hand, and state security actors (the civil police, actually) who have the soph…
I think there are more than a few countries where this sort of thing could easily happen. Tech talks get canceled at the behest of the powers that be with some regularity, I don't think requests to take down source code would be out of the question.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/2...
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2947377/network-security/pr...
Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#19While I understand what the gov is trying to do, who's to say somebody else that doesn't live in China maintains the project and puts it on GitHub for all the world to see?
Maybe they are going to block or attack GitHub again until GitHub takes down all clones of it.
Re: “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
#20Main site for the software: https://shadowvpn.org Were the repos mirrored anywhere, or would that present a risk to the original author?
It's hard to see how that would present a risk to the original author, given the current circumstances as we know them.
What is described was a visit from the police in which they asked him to take down his own Github distribution. He clearly hasn't been arrested, and although he may be being fined, he doesn't mention it. You will notice that his message encourages others to continue work and is generally unhappy and defiant.
If this was a matter of any seriousness with regards to state security, it seems more likely to me that the repositories would be simply shut down without explanation.
My expectation based on my own few encounters with the regular civil police[1] is that those who specialize in computer matters are unlikely to be idiots; I assume they will know how version control systems work. It would probably be overly cheeky of him to actually contribute to someone's fork, or work on similar software, but there shouldn't be any negative consequences based on what we've heard.
My experience in China is limited, and someone else might offer contradictory insights, but that's what my expectation would be based on that experience so far.
[1] an edit to clarify: "In China."