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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:09:37 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: colons with rsync
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On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 03:36:03PM -0500, Ben Smith wrote:
>Also, since no one seems to be interested in making this change to
>Cygwin itself, is there really a technical reason that rsync can't be
>adjusted to work around it?  I don't think the current behavior achieves
>anything other than strife.

I think you missed two key points: 1) The best argument is code.  If you
think that having cygwin support colons is a great idea, demonstrate
your idea with working code.  2) We're a mean bunch.  We thrive on
strife.

cgf

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