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From: Mellman Thomas <Thomas DOT Mellman AT icn DOT siemens DOT de>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: A proposal for a Cygnus naming convention
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 09:32:00 +0200
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Given the registry name:


HKLM\software\Cygnus solutions\cygwin\mounts v2\/


May I suggest that the blank in the name is superfluous and problematic for processing by Unix-type tools - even in the registry.  Bill may feel vindicated that *his* OS tolerates blanks, but does it really add significant readibility?

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