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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Request for a version/ revision/ release number for the whole Cygwin release/ distribution
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:28:52 -0500
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> On Oct  1 05:08, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
> > 1.  Roll up your sleeves, get to work, and let the list know when 
> > you're done.  "The maintainers" (yes, I'm looking at you 
> Chris) will 
> > at best see this as a threat to their little fifedom, and the only 
> > "help" you'll get will be in the form of snide comments and 
> > passive-aggression.  Those who aren't openly hostile to 
> your idea will likey rather work on other things.
> 
> So, proactively you begin with the sniding comments.  That's 
> the spirit!
> 

Well, maybe I'm becoming "JM", but I don't see any snideness there.  You
will note that my message, call it what you will, appears to have gotten
through to a certain someone.  For the moment at least.

I was not referring to you Corinna if that's at issue, hence the quotes on
"the maintainers".

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot. 


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