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Message-ID: <3DF7C2BD.31601BA7@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:57:01 -0500
From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization: Ched Research
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: [Fwd: ANNOUNCE: Release 4 of DJGPP port of fileutils 4.1]
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Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Richard Dawe wrote:
> 
> Richard Dawe wrote:
> [snip]
> > CBFalconer wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > Is there any particular reason for not identifying the zip as
> > > being revised, such as "fil41-4.zip"?  There is no clue to this in
> > > the mini-faq postings.
> >
> > We could include this information in the mini-FAQ, e.g.: "fileutils-4.1 rel.
> > 4" or "fileutils-4.1r4", if "fileutils-4.1 release 4" takes up too much
> > space.
> >
> > I wonder what DJ thinks.
> [snip]
> 
> Any objections if I update the mini-FAQ to have fileutils-4.1r4 in it?

I think it would cause confusion UNLESS other things are similarly
flagged, by leaving a false sense of security.

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