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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:43:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "linda w (cyg)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: Cygwin survey: Next vim version with perl support?
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Linda,

It's not a question of "knowing the right way", it's a question of load.
Maintaining one package is easier than maintaining five (or ten),
especially if you're Corinna, who's already maintaining plenty (and many
thanks to her for that).  If the users want a choice badly enough, they
can provide (and maintain) the packages themselves.  I suspect that most
people who want a choice (in this case) use a hand-built vim anyway...
	Igor

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, linda w (cyg) wrote:

> Ditto.
>
> It's done w/other packages (like vim) where I've seen
> text support X support only, text+X, motif version...etc.
>
> Although, I will admit, that giving users a choice is often second
> place in the hearts of many who 'know' the right way to do things...
>
> -l
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Vince Hoffman
> > Sent: Wed, Apr 30, 2003 2:37a
> >
> > [snip]
> > but how about 2 packages ? one with one without ?

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