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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 06:57:52 -0800
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On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:22:14 -0600 (CST), Rodrigo de Salvo Braz wrote:
> I would like to suggest that the words "Keep", "Prev", "Curr" and "Exp" be
> changed in the Cygwin Setup. I believe they are too abbreviated when there
> is room for clearer words. But, more importantly, I believe that the
> choice of words "Keep" and "Curr" is a bit confusing. "Keep" without
> saying what is being kept suggests little and "Curr" may be interpreted as
> the version currently installed in the computer (which is actually the
> meaning of "Keep"), not the packages' currently released versions. Just a
> thought.

Any suggestions for "clearer words"?

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