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Date: | Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:10:41 -0400 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: multiple cygwin installs (gold star) |
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On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 12:34:07PM +0100, Phil Betts wrote: ><soapbox> >Any 3PP that forces one to use their (inevitably out of date) version >of cygwin (and thereby killing the official installation) is IMO broken >and the issue should be taken up with them. At the very least, it >shows they have such little faith in their own software's robustness >that they won't risk it running on an newer version of cygwin. > >Imagine the chaos if ALL software was installed like this. You might >end up with 100 different versions of cygwin on your PC, and ProductA >would never be able to talk to ProductB because they'd need two >different sets of registry settings simultaneously. > >I'm sure their justification is that they are reducing support costs >by ensuring it's running on a known platform. Only if their customer >support is forced to resolve the problems caused by their installation >will they learn that this is a false economy. ></soapbox> Nicely put. Can I get a gold star over here? 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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