X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 16:51:14 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: gettext latest vers. 0.17 Message-ID: <20080406205114.GB31365@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20080405095403.2168@blackhawk> <47F6EA4F.5865B471@dessent.net> <20080406125502.3232@blackhawk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080406125502.3232@blackhawk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 12:55:02PM +0900, wynfield wrote: >Brian Dessent wrote: >>Build gettext yourself if you want a newer version. This is FOSS, >>you're not helpless. > >Brian, its known at times, that you make really lame statements, but >the one above is beneath even you, I thought. Actually it is not known at all. Brian is one of the most insightful people I've seen on this or any other mailing list. >Regardless, the new version has already been built and install. A fact >you seemed to miss. That's because you never mentioned that fact. I'd say that you that the most obvious "miss" in this pointless thread came about when you misinterpreted a frustrated message from a maintainer as a policy statement rather than a rant. The end result is just about a 100% pointless email thread. cgf -- 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/