From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:30:52 +0200, Anssi Saari wrote:   
      
   > I rather enjoy symlinks in Windows these days, in msys2. Although   
   > they're weirdly restricted, either need admin rights or need to turn   
   > on "developer mode" to just create them.   
      
   I think Microsoft only introduced these into Windows with Vista.   
      
   The *nix world has had them for decades, which means some appreciation   
   at least has built up for the security implications. Linux now has   
   special filesystem API calls to minimize the risk of TOCTOU   
   vulnerabilities; I don’t think Windows does, which is why it continues   
   to restrict access to them.   
      
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