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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:41:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "Gerrit P. Haase" <gerrit AT familiehaase DOT de>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: setup.exe filename
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On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:

> Jon A. Lambert wrote:
>
> > Bill Priest wrote:
> >
> > > I typically save cygwin's setup.exe to my Desktop as I update cygwin
> > > quite often; however, I've found that this interferes with some other
> > > (admittedly buggy and lame install programs).  It isn't a big deal to
> > > rename setup.exe to cygwin_setup.exe (or your favorite) or to do save
> > > link as.
> > >
> >
> > I've renamed it "bpmfh.exe" which is short for "bastard package
> > manager from hell"
>
> This is a very good name, we should consider to use it.
>
> If the name really is changed, then to s.th. obfuscated like above or:
> "ciaput.exe"
>   -> Cygwin Installer And Package Update Tool?

I vote for "kaput.exe" = "Kooky Application/Package Update Tool".  We
could even go with "winkaput.exe" = "Windows-based Kooky
Application/Package Update Tool". :-)
	Igor
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