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Re: WTF?!


At 01:47 PM 9/20/2001, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 03:29:20AM +1000, Robert Praetorius wrote:
> >perhaps if the main cygwin mailing list were renamed to cygwin-
> >asbestos-longjohns ( http://www.cnam.fr/Jargon/jargon.html?64 ) 
> >it would set expectations in a way that would cut down the level 
> >of shock and surprise (I'm not shocked, but I'm pretty much in 
> >agreement with http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-
> >questions.html ).
> >
> >Naahhh.  Nothing would be sufficient.  This is life on the net.  
> >The unacculturated proportion of the stream never goes down 
> >because of the continual influx.
>
>Wow.  That's a discouraging (if true) observation.
>
>I think the usual observation at this point is "If you really think
>that those are flames you don't know what flames are".
>
>I think it may be time for a "death of cygwin unless changes are made"
>prediction, too.  Or did we already have that?



More or less.  I think we've run through the standard check list of 
complaints and rebuttals.  The cycle is complete.  It's time to leave 
this merry-go-round until another day.  There's nothing more to see here.  
Back to work! ;-)



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