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From: "Dave Korn" <dk AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Suggestions
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:08:07 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Joshua Daniel Franklin
> Sent: 06 December 2004 14:58

> 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"?


  How about "Keep", "Revert", "Stable" and "Unstable"?


    cheers, 
      DaveK
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