On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:02:59PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Larry Hall wrote: > > > At 10:56 AM 12/17/2003, Ken Thompson wrote: > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > >> Of Christopher Faylor > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:49 AM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: Re: snapshot cygwin1-20031212.dll.bz2 > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 08:28:53AM +0000, Marcus Van Der Beek wrote: > > >> >>But, then it's been theorized that I am rather incompetent about testing > > >> >>these things, > > >> > > > >> >>preferring to test in a magical "It always works" type of > > >> >>environment that is loaded with super special software. That's why > > >> >>I need something like the stack dump from normal folks who don't have > > >> >>access to all of my whiz bang cygwin spy gadgets and such. > > >> > > > >> >its good to see you acknowledge and agree with what others have > > >> been saying > > >> >even though its got a sarcastic tone about it. > > >> > > >> Do you wear ear muffs to muffle the sound of things whooshing by over your > > >> head? It must be quite distracting otherwise. > > >> > > >> cgf > > >> > > >CGF provides a tremendous service to the open source community whatever some > > >list members think of his attitude. Some of you people who are trashing him > > >at the same time you are expecting him to reproduce and fix bugs, which > > >often seem to affect only a very few installations, really should read Dale > > >Carnegies book How To Win Friends And Influence People. You would really get > > >a lot more accomplished that way. > > > > Wow! I can't believe you fell for this CGF deception. There's clearly a > > Cygwin conspiracy going on here and CGF is at the heart of it. My take is > > that Red Hat is planning a new, beefed up version of Cygwin that will only > > be available as a commercial offering. It will be big $$$ and compete > > head-to-head with the likes of MS Windows and even Linux! But Red Hat > > won't be releasing this to the Cygwin community for free. So we'll > > all be stuck with only what we can download. :-( CGF clearly has access > > to this pending mega, commercial version and is certainly using that for all > > his tests, leaving us all at a disadvantage. I'm sure he's laughing > > sadistically at us even now. But he's not fooling me! And he won't get > > away with it! Mark my words. CGF is going down. And Cygwin will be all > > the better for it. Just you wait and see... > > /* CGF: going down. > > Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc. > > This text is part of Cygwin. > > This composition is a copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the > Cygwin license. Please consult the file "CYGWIN_LICENSE" for > details. */ > > > You better watch out, you better back up, > Because all support for Cygwin will stop: > CGF is go-oing down... > He's one of the thugs who manage Cygwin, > He adds all the bugs because he is mean: > CGF is go-oing down... > He knows the ins of signals, he knows both spawn() and fork() > He has his own environment that makes all programs work... > > His manner is rude, he lurks on the lists, > He'll make you spit food and clench both your fists: > CGF is go-oing down... > He has the gall not to spend all his time > On fixing our bugs and this is a crime: > CGF is go-oing down... > Cygwin will just be better with no CGF, > Until the day you find a bug and run screaming WTF?!!!! > > You better watch out, you better back up, > Because all support for Cygwin will stop: > CGF is go-oing do-o-o-o-o-o-o-own!
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