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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by hhmc on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:22PM (#29531462)
It's a joke -- it means they enjoyed the puzzle game.
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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by johnchristopher on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:33PM (#29531563)
I don't get it, the only way that sentence makes sense is if the backlink ³ Giving useful software means he's also sending people games or something which the article doesn't hint at.
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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by pjc50 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:46PM (#29531712)
He also has a games collection. https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/
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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by Talanes on Sunday December 12, 2021 @07:15PM (#29535139)
That is the hint; that is exactly what the backlink means.
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