From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: configure of cygwin package on win95 oddity
12 Jan 1999 10:09:07 -0500
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Glenn Spell wrote:
> The frustrating thing is that Cygnus seems to have abandoned all
> support of Windows 95

Actually, all I've been working on for the last few days is this
specific problem.  We have not abandoned Windows 95, it's just that
95 is a truly buggy operating system and requires a considerable
amount of effort to keep cygwin running smoothly on it.

> and probably text mounts too!

I have no idea what makes you think this.  I use nothing but
text mounts on all my win32 systems.

> Until Cygwin can once again be make to run reliably on Windows 95,
> it is nothing but a time-wasting pile of *crap*.

Thank you for your constructive feedback!  I assume you're working
hard at improving the reliability of cygwin under Windows 95, since
it seems to mean so much to you.  I look forward to applying your
patches to the master sources!  At the very least, a complete
list of win95-specific issues would help me plan my 95 work.

DJ