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Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:44:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Steven Penny <svnpenn AT gmail DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin 3.0.1-1 Breaks ALL cygwin applications on Windows 7 x64
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:21:15, "Jerry Baker via cygwin" wrote:
> Well I guess it's a good thing there's only one possible state of 
> Windows 7 x64 which allows us to determine that there's no possibility 
> of a bug simply by running a single instance in one VM. We're going to 
> turn the world of unit testing on its ear with this information.

correct, multiple states are possible. this is why the scientific method defines
a control:

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_control

in this case that would be a clean virtual machine. if you cant or wont do that,
then you must understand that you only have yourself to blame.

> I would argue that what is a disservice to the community is jumping into 
> a thread in which you were not involved for no apparent purpose other 
> than to insult everyone who was already getting a long just fine without 
> your genius to guide us.

i provided a valuable data point, which is what happens with a clean windows
environment - results disagree with your original post. i think you missed my
link first time - i have put again below for convenience!

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem

cheers


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