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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:53:28 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.3.21-1
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On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 09:48:33AM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
><http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC> ;-)
>	Igor

Agh, no.  This isn't a PTC situation.

Requiring specific cygwin releases is not a path we want to go down.
How many times does it have to be said?  The cygwin1.dll name doesn't
change because it is supposed to always *work*.  If you require a
specific release you're making a mistake.

And, of course, you (wayne) know about the GPL, right?  If you do decide
to make a release based on an old version of cygwin, you'll have GPL
issues to consider.

cgf
>On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, wayne wrote:
>
>> Just an additional thought.. it would be nice to be able to select from
>> a specific release not just prev and current.  I am creating a tool
>> and am going to require a particular cygwin release. So I am making
>> my own install repository But it would be nice.
>> Not bitching just a comment.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 11:01:53AM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>> > * Christopher Faylor (03-03-13 08:51 +0100)
>> > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:02:22PM -0500, Rolf Campbell wrote:
>> > >> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> > >>> I've made a new version of the Cygwin DLL and associated utilities
>> > >>> available for download.  As usual, a list of what has changed is below.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Fix setsid problem where processes did not correctly detach from a
>> > >>>  console.  (Christopher Faylor)
>> > >>
>> > >> I commonly run a compilation from within GNU Emacs.  I've never had any
>> > >> problems with this until I tried running 1.3.21-1.  I think it has to do
>> > >> with the changes to the console handling.
>> > >
>> > > Yeah, and isn't it a *shame* that when I suggest that people should try
>> > > a snapshot, they never do?  The only way I have to test new features is
>> > > to release a new version of cygwin, apparently.  And, then listen to the
>> > > complaints.
>> >
>> > Like in the old days: noone wants to try a "beta" or "snapshot"
>> > (except when he's got problems with the existing release). Call it
>> > "Preview Release" or "Release Candidate" and make it very easy
>> > accessible.
>> >
>> > Even I as a long-time-user wouldn't know (without research) where to
>> > get and how to install a "snapshot". Is it this "Exp" thingy in
>> > "Setup.exe"? Where to get the "new" Setup.exe? If it was offered
>> > directly on http://www.cygwin.com/, lots of people would be curious
>> > and try.
>> >
>> > Just to make my point clear: I have no problems with "betas". For
>> > example, I'm using Opera 7 since the first beta and I _even paid for
>> > the beta_...
>> >
>> > Thorsten
>
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