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List:       cygwin
Subject:    Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: mintty 2.9.9
From:       Steven Penny <svnpenn () gmail ! com>
Date:       2019-03-28 22:28:17
Message-ID: 5c9d4a81.1c69fb81.8aab4.1064 () mx ! google ! com
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On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:33:48, Thomas Wolff wrote:
> It's a bit strange that you're telling my that *you* don't care about 
> *my* information.
> I'm trying to raise some awareness about privacy on this occasion (which 
> is quite a topic nowadays) and if you don't care, you don't need to comment.

Yeah, he does.

What he has said is exactly right: the problems you are describing will only
be consequential to the maintainer, IE *you*.

As he very correctly put, anyone else building is likely doing so
*for themselves*, hence negating any privacy concern. Unless you are summoning
George Orwell:

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.


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