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Subject: Contributing
From: Jon Cast <jcast AT ou DOT edu>
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Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 18:18:43 -0500


I would like to contribute implementations of the openpty and forkpty
functions, so I can use them in porting some Unix software.  However,
I'm not interested in becoming a major Cygwin developer.

Here's my problem.  On the _How can I help out?_ page
(http://www.cygwin.com/contrib.html), you state:

# Finally, before you start modifying anything for real, you should
# probably join the cygwin-developers mailing list

Then, on the _Cygwin Mailing Lists_ page
(http://www.cygwin.com/lists.html), you state:

# Please do not join the cygwin-developers mailing list unless 1) you
# are thoroughly familiar with the cygwin DLL,

So--Do I have to be ``thoroughly familiar with the cygwin DLL'' in
order to submit the functions I need?  Or does this not qualify as
``modifying anything for real''?

Jon Cast

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