[tor-bugs] #32778 [Core Tor/Tor]: Initialise pubsub in Windows NT service mode

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#32778: Initialise pubsub in Windows NT service mode
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                          |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.1.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  consider-backport-after-0431,        |  Actual Points:  .2
  041-backport 042-backport extra-review crash   |
  regression 043-must BugSmashFund               |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:  catalyst                             |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * cc: dgoulet, nickm (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:32 cypherpunks]:
 > The:
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/NetworkTeam/CoreTorReleases/042Retrospective
 references mention this ticket with this "Bug Could be prevented by ...
 Dropping support for NT services"
 > Dropping its feature entirely can't be the final solution?
 > Don't drop my windows relays please. 😓 I wouldn't report this if i had
 knew before.

 Don't worry, we're not planning on dropping Windows relay support any time
 soon.

 We brainstorm lots of different ideas during our release retrospectives.
 If you want to see what we're actually going to do, look at the "POSSIBLE
 LESSONS TO TAKE FROM THIS RETROSPECTIVE" section.

 In particular, we said:

 > Some parts of our code base are identifiably under-tested or badly held
 together. They include:
 >    ...
 >    Our Windows testing and QA is severely underpowered.

 You can help us test our Windows code by running Windows relays, and
 reporting bugs. If you can, run our alpha releases, so you catch bugs
 early. (If people don't report bugs in a feature, then we might assume no-
 one is using it. That makes it more likely to be dropped.)

 I didn't do this detailed analysis. I've CC'd the people who did, in case
 they want to comment more.

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