Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:03:19 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: why not use root as root? Message-ID: <20010101190319.A13593@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <3A500F6C.31974.15EDFBC2@localhost>; <3A5107CF.875.19B83E91@localhost> <00c701c0744e$9aa35380$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <00c701c0744e$9aa35380$0200a8c0@lifelesswks>; from robert.collins@itdomain.com.au on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 10:57:29AM +1100 On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 10:57:29AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >Ah, so you see the future? > >Seriously, there are programs that CANNOT change where their files go >and still operate - and when they collide with cygwin, goodbye cygwin | >goodbye those programs. > >Are you saying the FAQ entry is wrong or misleading or hard to >understand? > >I think it is accurate and the suggestion should be made as it is. I >do not think it is misleading. Perhaps it could be clearer as to the >reasons for the recommendation - do you have some suggested text to put >there? (As I wasn't confused by it I am stumped with respect to >understanding the confusion). Big ditto. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple