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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:55:25 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-cygwin@cygwin.com>
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Subject: Re: Why did you guys break  EVERYTHING...
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 10:34:28AM -0400, Scott Evans wrote:
>Charles Wilson <cwilson@ece.gatech.edu> writes:
>>BTW, did it occur to anyone that the rapid and multiple responses to
>>this email -- which, given its tone and lack of specific content
>>qualifies as a troll by any objective measure -- serve to ENCOURAGE
>>this sort of insistent, badgering, and rude behavior?
>
>Yeah, this is weird.  People ask polite questions and get slapped with
>"*eye roll* it's free software newbie, read the FAQ" ...  this guy asks
>*this* and people rush to his assistance.

It's basically because we're not mean.

No, wait.  That can't be right.

cgf

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