X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:32:03 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: links Message-ID: <20070802133203.GB11922@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20070731213343 DOT 3444 AT blackhawk> <20070731125915 DOT GA21952 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <20070802172219 DOT 1708 AT blackhawk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 05:03:39AM -0400, Andrew Schulman wrote: >>An explanation of why this ".lnk" ism came into being. >> >>I, as I user do not think its justified, but somebody had the idea and >>sold it, but apparently, we, users were not informed or asked about it. >> >>I has also broke other programs that ran fine with, well symbolic >>limks. The kind we are used to and do not need ".lnk" extensions for. >> >>What is the rationale for introducing this monster.... or is there a >>good one. >> >>Please let us all know. >> >>Regards >> >>P.s. should not need all that nonsense below.. And sorry to say I am >>not familiar with this r attribute, except as a read(r)permission. Is >>the group intentionally trying to be obtuse? > >OK, you've just posted to this group for the first time. You're >ignorant of some basic things about Cygwin and DOS. Well, that's no >sin; people will help you if you're polite. Not the first message by a long shot: http://www.google.com/search?q=wynfield+site%3Acygwin.com >But you obviously haven't read the Cygwin documentation, or you would >know the answers to some of your questions. So now you're starting to >irritate people. > >And what do you do next? You insult the project co-leader-- a person >who, unlike you, has earned considerable respect on this list-- and say >that everything must be her/our fault! > >Congratulations, you have just alienated the entire community of people >who might have helped you, in your very first post. This is quite an >accomplishment, I've only rarely seen it done. ...but that doesn't negate anything that was said above. It's amazing that a simple, helpful response from Corinna would cause that kind of unfriendly response. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/