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Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:58:26 -0600
From: Jonathan Turkanis <technews AT kangaroologic DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Is the Cygwin installation process likely to change   significantly   anytime soon?
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Larry Hall wrote:
> At 04:20 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote:

> I actually have no say on when any of this could change but given the 
> history and recent conversations on some of these topics, I think I 
> can help you develop a better sense of what could happen here.

> 
> Traditionally, development of 'setup.exe' moves pretty slowly, or in bursts
> at best.  Obviously, this could change at any time but if you're a betting
> man, you may want to lay your money down on a relative status-quo here.  
> That said, there has been much more development going on in the last 6
> months than the previous 6 (or even year) and much talk about the package
> selection control.  So of all the things you've listed, I think this 
> control is the one thing that is less likely to be stable than all the 
> others.  It's hard to say whether it would retain exactly the same UI, even
> if the internals were changed.  My guess is that the UI would change at 
> least some, since usability is one of the major concerns about this control.
> I would expect that there will always be some kind of tree control here but
> the options for binary and source packages has been some cause for 
> confusion and, as a result, may change.  Even the widget for cycling 
> between the options you listed (and others) may be replaced.  And there is
> the occasional "radical" suggestion that the current program be junked
> and replaced with a completely new variant, which obviously may bear little
> resemblance to the current one.  But I wouldn't expect any major changes 
> between now and the end of the year.  Beyond that is less clear both in 
> scope and timing.

Thanks, you've been very helpful.

I think with respect to package selection I can probably say that I'm explaining 
it in detail because it's a bit confusing, and that while the interface might 
change after the book is published, if it does change, it will probably be made 
easier.


> HTH,

> Larry Hall                              http://www.rfk.com

Jonathan

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