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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: setup package format v. rpm, reasoning?
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:38:21 -0600
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:36 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: setup package format v. rpm, reasoning?
> 
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:36:29PM -0800, Linda W wrote:
> >I can imagine during the early development of cygwin, the 
> rpm package 
> >types were rather "unsupportable" -- especially on a "first 
> install", 
> >since no unix shell or coreutils are available.
> >
> >However, after the basic support is installed, what was the 
> reasoning 
> >for keeping packages in YAPM (YetAnotherPackageManager).
> >
> >It seems even a bit more surprising considering Cygwin's early roots 
> >coming from a RedHat...
> 
> Cygwin's early roots did not come from Red Hat.  They came 
> from Cygnus.  That's what the "Cyg" stands for.

And here all along I thought it had something to do with cigarettes.

;-)

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle



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