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On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 02:36:08PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >On 3/14/2010 1:05 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: >> Name setup.exe as cygwin-setup-v.vv.vv.exe or similar meaning and continue to >> provide setup.exe as the most current cygwin-setup-v.vv.vv.exe (by symlink or >> redirect) > >This has been discussed to death already on this list and/or the apps list. >There is no need for the name on the server. Anyone that downloads >Cygwin's 'setup.exe' can name it whatever they please. This is the most >flexible approach since it gives the user complete control of the name. >It's also the most backward compatible since those that have scripts that >depend on the current name are not forced to change them in any way. And >if you look in the email archives, you'll see that the decision about a >name change on the server has been made. The name for 'setup.exe' will >not be changing. Given that, further discussion on the subject is not >going to be productive. Thanks, Larry. The moral of the story is "If you want to be taken seriously it pays to do your homework before making a proposal". I wasn't always mean. I just got that way after the 63rd repeat "Why don't you just" suggestion. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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