[tor-bugs] #8180 [Tor]: EntryNodes ignored when UseEntryGuards==0, warning can be overlooked

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#8180: EntryNodes ignored when UseEntryGuards==0, warning can be overlooked
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                              |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                                   |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal                                   |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor                                      |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.9-alpha
 Keywords:  EntryNodes tor-client 023-backport easy  |         Parent:                    
   Points:                                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 This change makes your Tor exit in a surprising way, when before your Tor
 didn't do what you may or may not have thought you asked it to do.

 That sounds like exactly the sort of thing we should *not* spring on
 people as a minor update on a stable release.

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