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Re: About Cygwin 1.0


I, for one, would like to hear and straightforward reply to this question.
I don't know too much about cygwin's history.  Was cygwin 1.0 the version
that cygnus was selling for like $100 before they got bought by red hat?
Was is that much more stable than what we have now?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall R Schulz" <rrschulz@cris.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: About Cygwin 1.0


>
> Just when you think you've heard it all...
>
> Maybe the writer meant "immortal" instead of "immoral?"
>
> Randall Schulz
> Mountain View, CA USA
>
>
> At 09:25 2001-05-26, you wrote:
> >Hello!
> >
> >Thank you for the free Cygwin software. One thing I'd like to talk about:
> >I was surprised to find no information on your pages (especially FAQ)
> >about the reasons why you have not released the stable Cygwin 1.0
> >via the net.
> >   Is it that you want people to use the unstable versions in order
> >to hasten the development of future versions (by their bug reports)?
> >In the spirit of the Gnu Public Licence, that would seem immoral to me.
> >If the public develops the software (under GPL) with their contributions,
> >they should also be allowed to enjoy the fruits (and not be constrained
to
> >keep toiling with bugs when a stable version exists).
> >   So please, let me know the true reasons why Cygwin 1.0 is not
> >distributed on the net.
> >
> >   If people could more readily use stable versions in their
developments,
> >perhaps Cygwin's reputation would improve (as it pertains to
reliability).
> >
> >I thank you and I wish you success with your Cygwin affairs.
>
>
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