X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse AT dyndns DOT com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX18HJuUJ8TVE5S3i5tj14K/F Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:33:08 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Unwanted texlive invasion Message-ID: <20120926183308.GC27335@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <5061D0B4 DOT 40601 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> <5061E4CA DOT 5090708 AT cornell DOT edu> <50622016 DOT 6060208 AT cornell DOT edu> <20120926175858 DOT GA27335 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <20120926181740 DOT GB27335 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <5063496C DOT 8070908 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5063496C.8070908@cs.utoronto.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 02:29:00PM -0400, Ryan Johnson wrote: >On 26/09/2012 2:17 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 02:13:20PM -0400, Earnie Boyd wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 09:03:46AM -0700, Wynfield Henman wrote: >>>>> In my humble opinion cygwin should be open to improvement and, we >>>>> should keep cygwin's purpose as a base system, which is as full, and >>>>> as easy, and as close to a *nix environment as possible. >>>> And the wonder of open source is that you don't have to just offer >>>> opinions. You can actually offer changes which implement your brilliant >>>> ideas. >>> But that makes it like work and you know how we all don't have time to >>> give to open source projects. It's a wonder any open source project >>> exists with such lack of available time about. I barely have the time >>> to respond and read to list mail. Now you expect me to contribute!? >>> Sheesh. ;p >> Sorry. Now I feel bad for wasting your time with my email. >Pretty sure he's being sarcastic, though it may be exactly what some >other folks are thinking... I've known Earnie for more than ten years. I'm pretty sure we were both on the same page here. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple