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+  o Minor bugfixes (linux seccomp2 sandbox):
+    - Fix startup crash with seccomp sandbox enabled when tor tries to
+      open the data directory. Patch from Daniel Pinto. Fixes bug 40072;
+      bugfix on 0.4.4.3-alpha-dev.