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| Subject: | RE: Setup.exe version @ cygwin.com |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:31:03 +0100 |
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On 09 April 2007 17:11, LDR wrote:
> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> LDR wrote:
>>> Since there seems to be "some traffic" on which version of setup.exe is
>>> causing (or not) which problems, might it not be a good idea to include
>>> the version number of setup.exe with the link to the binary on the next
>>> version of setup.exe?
>>
>> This has been discussed before. IMO, I don't think putting the version
>> anywhere other than the first page of the app is going to help much. If
>> someone can't find the version on the first page, they are likely to have
>> problems finding it in the path or executable name. It is a potential
>> area for a synchronization problem, which would cause more confusion.
>>
> At the web site: Cygwin.com!
That sentence no verb! Which makes it incoherent as any kind of a reply to
the paragraph above. Perhaps you should try and explain your ideas more
fully.
cheers,
DaveK
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