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Dave Korn wrote:
> On 22 June 2007 17:46, KAYVEN RIESE wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
>>
>>> On 22 June 2007 17:33, KAYVEN RIESE wrote:
>>>
>>>> kayve AT kayve-PC ~
>>>> $ vi test
>>>> bash: vi: command not found
>>>>
>>>> kayve AT kayve-PC ~
>>>> $
>>>> aww man, u gotta be kidding!!!
>>>
>>>  No, we don't gotta!  See "2.8. What packages should I download? Where are
>>> 'make', 'gcc', 'vi', etc? " at
>>> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.what-packages
>>>
>> but why? why wouldn't it be default??  {:(
> 
>   Because no matter what set of defaults anyone could possibly choose, it's
> going to have things in it that some people don't want, and it's going to omit
> things that some people do want.
> 
>   So the default for cygwin is a very minimal installation, just enough to get
> the basic system up and running.  (This is also an important consideration for
> people with slow/dialup net connections or who want to install cygwin to
> somewhere with limited space such as a flash drive).  Everything else is
> optional.


And don't forget the oldie but goodie:

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#WJM>

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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