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From:	Chris Game <chrisgame AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Setup query
Date:	Wed, 3 Jul 2002 09:59:51 +0100
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In an earlier post, David Starks-Browning said...

> > And more practically, the proper place for the explanation is not in 
> > the FAQ but on a pop-up box accessible from the setup screen. Keep 
> > the information near where it's needed. Cygwin may be fun to play 
> > with, but only if you like puzzles and have the time to unravel them. 
> > For real-world users it's like running a set of tools held together 
> > with baler twine - and each time one of them updates you have to undo 
> > and remake the baler twine connections all over again!
> 
> Then don't use it.  Or provide patches.

I like using it! And I'm too thick to understand or provide patches.

C. 



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