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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next prev parent 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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