[tor-bugs] #10416 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor won't start on Windows when path contains non-ascii characters

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#10416: Tor won't start on Windows when path contains non-ascii characters
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 Reporter:  iktsuarpok                           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.3.25
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client, windows, unicode,        |  Actual Points:
  win32, tbb-needs, 042-should                   |
Parent ID:  #25729                               |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:42 teor]:
 > Is there a sponsor that will fund this work?

 I have no idea about network-team related sponsors. So, dunno what could
 cover this bug.

 > If not, how severe is this issue?
 > Does it need to be fixed before 0.4.2 stable (December 2019)?
 > Should we block the 0.4.2 stable release unit it is fixed?

 This issue has been ongoing for years and is usually quite confusing for
 Windows users. That said the reports we get are not so many. However,
 there is the risk that many more users just think Tor Browser is broken
 and move on.

 I'd say this bug is not a blocker for 0.4.2 but it would be very nice if
 we could get this fixed, though. Maybe I should tone down my keyword? It's
 a bit confusing as it seems to me that there are different opinions in the
 network team about which keywords to use: IIRC some think we should only
 use `tbb-needs` and other folks think we should have `tbb-needs` and `tbb-
 wants` to imply priority etc. If the latter is (still) the case then this
 is probably more a `tbb-wants` than `tbb-needs`.

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