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From: "Hannu E K Nevalainen \(garbage mail\)" <garbage_collector AT telia DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Beeing cranky; In general.
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:52:59 +0200
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> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Christopher Faylor

> On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 02:05:39PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 09:59:27PM +0200, Hannu E K Nevalainen

> >>> > Of course! But having to _REDO_ it every time you have run setup.exe
> >>> > (and in this case; installed a new XFree) is what it is all about.

> >It's been politely suggested that this is the incorrect mailing list for
> >this discussion.  I am not terminating this discussion.
>
> Hmm.  Still getting used to typing I see.
>
> I am *now* terminating this discussion.  Move it to cygwin-xfree.


As I replied to Gerrit:

> I've considered it a general Cygwin issue - applied on the XFree86
> package, sorry for the inconvinience.
>
>  The subject was about installing things *in conjunction with user
> preference* - in general terms.
>
> More specific: "Don't do this!" from me to installing Start-menu items
> 1) without asking for permission, 2) Without asking _where_ to put it.


I won't join the XFree list just for this matter.
If *general* discussions (in this case with a specific application) doesn't
belong here, then I do not know where to put them.

Well, I'll put a full stop here.

 Feel free to contact me *off list* in the matter. Despite the peculiar
email-adress it is fully working (it will change though - with no notice at
all, when I receive enough spam).

/Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc. EE Microcomputer systems - 59?14'N, 17?12'E
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