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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:35:33 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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In-reply-to: <20001013172652.N1492@cygnus.com> (message from Chris Faylor on
	Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:26:52 -0400)
Subject: Re: RFC: linux compatibility
References: <20001013211422 DOT 6698 DOT qmail AT web122 DOT yahoomail DOT com> <20001013172652 DOT N1492 AT cygnus DOT com>


> My biggest concern is backwards compatibility.
> Is it worth Linux compatibility if it means "cygwin2.dll"?

The timezone API is the biggest problem here, and the most visible.
Changing that might break compatibility all by itself.  I haven't
checked into the whole story enough to know for sure.  I agree
backward compatibility is an important goal.

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