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From: "Hughes, Bill" <Bill DOT Hughes AT cox DOT co DOT uk>
To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Bug: link.exe
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:30:46 -0000
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Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 11:02:54AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> The bottom line is, you can complain, but the better solution is to
>> make your environment more foolproof against changes in one part of
>> it. In case of MSDEV tools I suggest to put the MSDEV tool path in
>> front of the Cygwin paths.  It's what I'd do anyway.
> 
> Hmm.  I have to wonder how often sound, practical advice like the
> above is taken as "negative".
> 
> Given that I've seen people claim to have been "flamed" here
> for including
> email addresses in the body of their messages, I think that
> some people
> set the bar a little low when interpreting email in a
> negative context.

Agreed, I bet anyone who thinks that is flaming has never been anywhere near
Usenet :-).

FWIW (not much I know) if I've been an idiot I expect someone will tell me
as much, it's handy to be told how and why sometimes as I might not realise
for myself.
My impression is that it is people who only read the list somewhat
infrequently who think that 'certain people' are just mean (tm), anyone who
reads this a lot will understand the slow torture of the regularly dripping
tap. It's hard when from one persons point of view it's the same stupid
question or boneheaded suggestion AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN until you want
to get a hammer and, and... 
and from the other persona POV "I only asked a question". ARRRGGH.
I'm glad it's not me on this ML, but I've been there, as you can tell.

Bill
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