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Date: | Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:40:07 -0400 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: Windows 95 support ? |
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On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 07:35:45PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: >Christopher Faylor, le Mon 24 Apr 2006 13:22:51 -0400, a ?crit : >>On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 06:09:09PM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote: >>>For this tiny minority, is it *really* worth the confusion of a >>>separate Cygwin setup bundle, as compared with the alternative of just >>>writing a FAQ entry explaining how to get the necessary prerequisites? >> >>IMO, no. I don't think there's much use in officially distributing a >>separate bundle for those Windows 95 users who haven't upgraded their >>system for 10+ years. >> >>OTOH, if Gary wants to provide a download bundle to help these people >>out, then, obviously, that's fine. I just don't think it's something >>that we will make officially available. > >But the question is: isn't it easy to avoid using windows features that >appeared after windows95? No. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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