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Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 2004 23:39:39 -0500
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: read(): varblk tape records...(& Fix for : read())
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On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:21:55AM +0000, Jason Winter wrote:
>>Fascinating.  You tell someone who is trying to help resolve your
>>problem that they should "know better" and then send "thanks and
>>regards".
>
>Considering that Cygwin is a Linux wrapper for Windows, I would
>expect you, of all people, to realise there are no true Cygwin
>programs 'out there' (esp. tape backup ones.)

Now it's me "of all people".

This is a typical usenet trick.  Fail to address the actual issue
and redirect the discussion.  We weren't talking about me.

The point was not what I knew or didn't know.  The point was how little
sense it makes to insult people by telling them that they should know
better.  Obviously you were not explaining yourself very well and your
poor communication on this issue compounded with the fact that Corinna
is not a native English speaker resulted in her asking for
clarification.

Instead of just providing the clarification you chose to editorialize
and potentially alienate.  It's certainly your perogative to do so but
I wouldn't imagine it to be an effective method for securing any future
cooperation even if your current issues with cygwin tape handling are
solved.
--
Christopher Faylor
Cygwin Project Leader
Red Hat, Inc.

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