X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s= default; b=H0aiBmDzFbVztpZKCSZKx2nOuO3m006oCMcgN7ekclwKbZlC76mLT lR+WRy1aK4Nqap5NtkoJ6ujPPr5DN8x9Ha2zRFhQH52Zzf6l6yFt8aabr2KqrC3f MPKpDawq9oguKezXBeg1FSWNIO24Wu3B7vRiCdg1hcKdKnoihYPVbQ= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=/h1QBEVMCwO5Y17m9MF+tJFYXAA=; b=tCNItqiHrqPKhnKhRWbT2TrXP814 7OU9ZR8tjhZXHxrKXJXZOpEXAq/F4x63hPaLeKtZPV61RSvTGRpa6hkw1gq5svo9 ijYTGosuG8XL7aAOddje7MheM0orfBXBDgo4snYZbrO0eUONx8Po1ryaeWm2RoEa vWyah53mmtmQCIs= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-6.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX18kgi1UKJnlZ3n6jIbwpbAe Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:22:03 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Package file lists archive Message-ID: <20140618152203.GA3974@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20140526201210.GB3903@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20140527221151.GA6521@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <5395D00C.1080704@etr-usa.com> <20140617142906.GE7138@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20140618061812.GE4920@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 01:53:14AM -0500, Steven Penny wrote: >On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> Your idea of "constructive" is apparently flawed. > >This is an interesting comment, taking in that your response ignores the >original question and focuses on off topic quibbling. I will pose your viewpoint >and my question again I was actually staying on-topic with what I wanted to address: namely the thin ice that you are walking with your posting style. >>And, frankly, I think it's a bad idea to keep a monolithic list of >>packages available for people to download anyway. > >Do you have an explanation for this opinion, or citations as to why >this is a bad idea, taking into account that major Linux distros are >already using this very method? Frankly, I don't have to justify my opinion. I understand how the package generation would have to work and don't see a major benefit to introducing a package list file given the amount of work and the fact that I would have to do the work. I also don't want to spend my time debating with you about why it is or isn't a good idea. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple