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Re: Bug in cygwin bash?


On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 07:10:00PM -0800, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >That tyrant CGF, who won't let me leave, uses Linux to build Cygwin. Is
> >that irony or hypocrisy? (Right, right. It's "pragmatism.")
>
> I'm still detecting a certain wistful quality in your email when you
> mention linux, Randall.  That just won't fly.  It gives people the wrong
> idea.  It could easily make readers feel like maybe they should
> investigate this "linux" thing.  And, if everyone moved to linux, where
> would cygwin be?
>
> As much as I don't like to promote cygwin, since I'm both a crappy
> maintainer *and* a developer, I still don't want to see someone else
> using a another OS.  As you know, I am just that mean and petty.  Also,
> since cygwin is a secret government project, it may even be illegal.
>
> Now, what's the opposite of a gold star?  Hmm...

I can name him "Randy" there...  Can I?  Can I?  Huh?  Huh?  Huh?

> Btw, I, of course, use linux because I have to since I work for Red Hat.
> Otherwise, I would use...
>
> er, um.
>
> I guess there are some things too absurd for me to even joke about...
>
> cgf, RCM, NAL

Umm, Mac OS-X?
	Igor
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