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From: Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: why not use root as root?
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 16:03:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010101190319.A13593@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <00c701c0744e$9aa35380$0200a8c0@lifelesswks>

On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 10:57:29AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>Ah, so you see the future?
>
>Seriously, there are programs that CANNOT change where their files go
>and still operate - and when they collide with cygwin, goodbye cygwin |
>goodbye those programs.
>
>Are you saying the FAQ entry is wrong or misleading or hard to
>understand?
>
>I think it is accurate and the suggestion should be made as it is.  I
>do not think it is misleading.  Perhaps it could be clearer as to the
>reasons for the recommendation - do you have some suggested text to put
>there?  (As I wasn't confused by it I am stumped with respect to
>understanding the confusion).

Big ditto.

cgf

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  reply	other threads:[~2001-01-01 16:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-31 20:00 Gerrit P. Haase
2000-12-31 20:37 ` Anthony & Yinkwan
2001-01-01  3:52   ` Gerrit P. Haase
2001-01-01  3:56     ` Robert Collins
2001-01-01 11:21 ` Christopher Faylor
2001-01-01 15:41   ` Gerrit P. Haase
2001-01-01 15:46     ` Robert Collins
2001-01-01 16:03       ` Christopher Faylor [this message]
2001-01-01 16:13       ` Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)
2001-01-01 18:39         ` Earnie Boyd
2001-01-01 17:25       ` Gerrit P. Haase
2001-01-01 18:16 Robert Collins
2001-01-01 18:30 ` Christopher Faylor
2001-01-01 19:04 ` Earnie Boyd
2001-01-01 21:02   ` Tim Prince
2001-01-02  2:42     ` Gerrit P. Haase
2001-01-02  8:31     ` Earnie Boyd
2001-01-01 20:57 ` Tim Prince
2001-01-02  2:40 Peter Ring
2001-01-07 18:52 Reini Urban

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