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Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> Angelo Graziosi wrote:
>> If Cygwin aims to reproduce Linux on Windows who installs Cygwin should
>> also installs a minimum of X.
> 
> I don't recall installing X being a prerequisite of a functional, useful 
> Linux system. I regularly use Linux boxes for which my need for X is 
> minimal-to-nonexistent.
> 


Agreed.  We'll see problems on this list regardless.  The focus should be
on making these two packages play nicely together.  Input on this would
be most useful.  Of course, if the maintainers of these packages decide
to do something other than what I've stated, that's certainly their
prerogative.


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