commit aa6c7741e836b3222a3751b8128afcb1155ded2b parent a7b3cb06f527689e3acdcadd63b48794932e02b8 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:29:09 -0500 update geoip-2021-03-12 to mention provider transition. Diffstat:
| M | changes/geoip-2021-03-12 | | | 10 | ++++++++-- |
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git 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.