X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:32:43 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [OT] polite response to polite response - Brian... Message-ID: <20080924143243.GB22539@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <48D3B01F.5080200@oracle.com> <9721D18815A74E3790E86A5BC19A461A@collinsdirect.com> <48D74687.80002@oracle.com> <48D83EF8.5040401@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <29E315C686404A6D8696F355E283DD56@collinsdirect.com> <48D8F8AC.F1774B58@dessent.net> <124BDC78EB534CE084916FC3E6C2A96B@collinsdirect.com> <000e01c91e3c$c37b5280$4001a8c0@mycomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000e01c91e3c$c37b5280$4001a8c0@mycomputer> 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 Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:57:47AM -0000, John Emmas wrote: > From: "Barry Smith at SourceLink" >>As a programmer, my first assumption is that I messed up, not that the >>compiler is broken or Windoze is broken (like there has ever been a >>stable version of Windoze). >> >Can't disagree with that - except to point out that there's never been >a stable version of any OS, AFAIK. I've tried at least two dozen OS >distros but I've never come across one that worked flawlessly. I think this discussion has wandered into cygwin-talk territory. The [OT] in the subject is a good clue for that. Please move any further commentary there. 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/