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Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 04:12:33 -0500
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: "Gerrit P. Haase" <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: [RFP] misc from cygutils
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Gerrit P. Haase wrote:


>>>>2) can anybody come up with a better name?  This package is intended to
>>>>be a grab-bag of simple utilities (each executable requires only a
>>>>single source code file of moderate length).

> 
> Then maybe 'cygutils' would be a good name?


Urk...but I already used that name for my "world-famous" website. <g> 
Wouldn't that lead to confusion?  Or would it actually be LESS confusing 
  for folks since 'cygutils' == me == the misc package (well, mostly)?


> BTW, I want this package, I'm using 'dos2unix' a lot.

That's three! Cool!  (But I still need to wait a few days in case the 
all-powerful veto appears...)

--Chuck

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