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Subject: RE: Setup.exe version @ cygwin.com
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:31:03 +0100
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On 09 April 2007 17:11, LDR wrote:

> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> LDR wrote:
>>> Since there seems to be "some traffic" on which version of setup.exe is
>>> causing (or not) which problems, might it not be a good idea to include
>>> the version number of setup.exe with the link to the binary on the next
>>> version of setup.exe?
>> 
>> This has been discussed before.  IMO, I don't think putting the version
>> anywhere other than the first page of the app is going to help much.  If
>> someone can't find the version on the first page, they are likely to have
>> problems finding it in the path or executable name.  It is a potential
>> area for a synchronization problem, which would cause more confusion.
>> 
>  At the web site: Cygwin.com!

  That sentence no verb!  Which makes it incoherent as any kind of a reply to
the paragraph above.  Perhaps you should try and explain your ideas more
fully.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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