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Subject: Re: Windows 95 support ?
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Christopher Faylor, le Mon 24 Apr 2006 13:22:51 -0400, a écrit :
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 06:09:09PM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
> >For this tiny minority, is it *really* worth the confusion of a
> >separate Cygwin setup bundle, as compared with the alternative of just
> >writing a FAQ entry explaining how to get the necessary prerequisites?
> 
> IMO, no.  I don't think there's much use in officially distributing a
> separate bundle for those Windows 95 users who haven't upgraded their
> system for 10+ years.
> 
> OTOH, if Gary wants to provide a download bundle to help these people
> out, then, obviously, that's fine.  I just don't think it's something
> that we will make officially available.

But the question is: isn't it easy to avoid using windows features that
appeared after windows95?

Regards,
Samuel

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