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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 17:28:56 -0400
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: setup.exe suggestions
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In-Reply-To: <09c401bfc730$934cba20$e12c1818@rochester.rr.com>; from lincoln2@rochester.rr.com on Fri, May 26, 2000 at 12:36:42PM -0400

On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 12:36:42PM -0400, Terry Lincoln wrote:
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>On Friday, May 26, 2000 7:03 AM, Svein Erling Seldal wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'd like to suggest that the 'setup.exe' program should have an
>> additional option (unless it already exists of course): The
>> feature "download from internet without installing cygwin".
>>
>> I'm getting tired of pressing Ctrl+C as soon as the download
>> process is done....
>>
>In the immortal words of Chris G. Faylor, "Patches are gratefully
>accepted."

Actually, that is normally true but in this case I'd have to say:
"Use ftp if you just want to download stuff."

cgf

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