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Re:CopyFail was not disclosed to Gentoo developer by akerl_ on Thursday April 30, 2026 @03:56PM (#47967438)
What the heck is up with people today.

Using quotes around something where you’re actually doing a strawman paraphrase of another commenter you disagree with is bad form.

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Re:CopyFail was not disclosed to Gentoo developer by stavros on Thursday April 30, 2026 @09:41PM (#47970460)
It was clear that the original comment didn't say that, since we can see it right above. It was clear to me that the GP was using quotes as a way to use direct speech, not to imply that the GP literally said those words.
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