X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <46A90702.3030800@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:41:38 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [Parallels 3.0, MacOS 10.4.9] Cygwin install probs and how do I subscribe References: <46A79AE5.3020404@noaa.gov> <46A7EC0B.4030401@aol.com> <46A7EDAD.6080306@noaa.gov> <20070726143425.GD31814@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <46A8CF64.9000804@cygwin.com> <46A8FEAF.5090501@noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <46A8FEAF.5090501@noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com David Goldsmith wrote: > Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Chris just sent me email to tell me that Cygwin made his machine >> blue-screen and interrupted the above email. He needs to reformat >> his disk and reinstall. For this reason, he's taking down the Cygwin >> site and ending the project. It's just not compatible with Windows. >> Perhaps it's time for a new project that brings all the great Cygwin >> tools to a more compatible platform like Linux. Anybody interested >> in that? > This is a joke, right? (I thought so - and a pretty funny one, I > thought - but someone I forwarded it to missed the joke so I just wanted > to make sure that I didn't miss that it isn't a joke.) You're right. I actually thought about adding smilies or a disclaimer at the bottom but then thought that would ruin the humor. I thought the idea of moving Cygwin to Linux would be absurd enough that everyone would get it. But I suppose if you read it quick enough, the absurdity might not sink in. My apologies if anyone else became distraught by my attempt at humor. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/