* Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary @ 2020-09-23 18:32 David Eisner 2020-09-23 19:16 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] [not found] ` <1654722903.18588.1600889908653@mail.yahoo.com> 0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: David Eisner @ 2020-09-23 18:32 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin Cygwin started in 1995. [1] Does anybody know the date of the first release? I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on how one defines "release." In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made it and continues to make it possible. -David [1] https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/library/proceedings/usenix-nt98/full_papers/noer/noer_html/noer.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* RE: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-23 18:32 Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary David Eisner @ 2020-09-23 19:16 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] 2020-09-23 20:15 ` David Eisner ` (2 more replies) [not found] ` <1654722903.18588.1600889908653@mail.yahoo.com> 1 sibling, 3 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] @ 2020-09-23 19:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin > -----Original Message----- > From: David Eisner via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:33 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary > > Cygwin started in 1995. [1] Does anybody know the date of the first release? I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on how one defines "release." > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made it and continues to make it possible. > > -David > > [1] > https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/library/proceedings/usenix-nt98/full_papers/noer/noer_html/noer.html Oct 18. See https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2005q4/001601.html - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-23 19:16 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] @ 2020-09-23 20:15 ` David Eisner 2020-09-23 23:18 ` Csaba Raduly 2020-09-24 7:44 ` Brian Inglis 2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: David Eisner @ 2020-09-23 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:18 PM Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Eisner via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:33 PM > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > > Subject: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary > > > > Cygwin started in 1995. [1] Does anybody know the date of the first > release? I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on > how one defines "release." > > > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who > made it and continues to make it possible. > > > > -David > > > > [1] > > > https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/library/proceedings/usenix-nt98/full_papers/noer/noer_html/noer.html > > Oct 18. See https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2005q4/001601.html > Well there you go. Thanks! Glad I didn't miss it. I've made a note to have a celebratory slice of cake on October 18th. -David ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-23 19:16 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] 2020-09-23 20:15 ` David Eisner @ 2020-09-23 23:18 ` Csaba Raduly 2020-09-24 7:44 ` Brian Inglis 2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: Csaba Raduly @ 2020-09-23 23:18 UTC (permalink / raw) Cc: cygwin On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 21:17, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Eisner via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> ... > > Cygwin started in 1995. [1] Does anybody know the date of the first release? I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on how one defines "release." > > > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made it and continues to make it possible. ... > > Oct 18. See https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2005q4/001601.html U+1F389, Cygwin -- You can get very substantial performance improvements by not doing the right thing. - Scott Meyers, An Effective C++11/14 Sampler So if you're looking for a completely portable, 100% standards-conformant way to get the wrong information: this is what you want. - Scott Meyers (C++TDaWYK) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-23 19:16 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] 2020-09-23 20:15 ` David Eisner 2020-09-23 23:18 ` Csaba Raduly @ 2020-09-24 7:44 ` Brian Inglis 2020-09-24 13:41 ` Morten Kjærulff 2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread From: Brian Inglis @ 2020-09-24 7:44 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin On 2020-09-23 13:16, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] via Cygwin wrote: > On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:33 PM, David Eisner wrote: >> Cygwin started in 1995.[1] Does anybody know the date of the first release? >> I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on how one >> defines "release." >> >> In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made >> it and continues to make it possible. >> >> [1] https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/library/proceedings/usenix-nt98/full_papers/noer/noer_html/noer.html > Oct 18. See https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2005q4/001601.html Schedule to watch the following on the 18th next month in celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTlnV6_uaK4 🥳🎉🙌🎂🕯 [Custom, possibly Outlook-compatible, follow up email headers @ noon CA, US] -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in binary units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-24 7:44 ` Brian Inglis @ 2020-09-24 13:41 ` Morten Kjærulff 0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: Morten Kjærulff @ 2020-09-24 13:41 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 9:45 AM Brian Inglis wrote: > > > On 2020-09-23 13:16, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] via Cygwin wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:33 PM, David Eisner wrote: > >> Cygwin started in 1995.[1] Does anybody know the date of the first release? > >> I recognize that there may be no definitive answer, depending on how one > >> defines "release." > >> > >> In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made > >> it and continues to make it possible. > >> > >> [1] https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/library/proceedings/usenix-nt98/full_papers/noer/noer_html/noer.html > > > Oct 18. See https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-talk/2005q4/001601.html > > Schedule to watch the following on the 18th next month in celebration: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTlnV6_uaK4 🥳 > > [Custom, possibly Outlook-compatible, follow up email headers @ noon CA, US] > > -- > Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains > too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. > [Data in binary units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] > -- My work PC would be useless without cygwin. Thanks and happy birthday! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
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* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary [not found] ` <1654722903.18588.1600889908653@mail.yahoo.com> @ 2020-09-23 19:53 ` Kevin Schnitzius 2020-10-13 18:50 ` Corinna Vinschen 0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread From: Kevin Schnitzius @ 2020-09-23 19:53 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Cygwin On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 02:33:13 PM EDT, David Eisner via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made it and continues to make it possible. I purchased the 1.0 release CD in 1999: https://imgur.com/2UnLDhk Cygwin has been my development environment since nearly the start of the project. Kevin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-09-23 19:53 ` Kevin Schnitzius @ 2020-10-13 18:50 ` Corinna Vinschen 2020-10-13 19:34 ` Allen Hewes 2020-10-18 18:45 ` David Eisner 0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: Corinna Vinschen @ 2020-10-13 18:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin On Sep 23 19:53, Kevin Schnitzius via Cygwin wrote: > On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 02:33:13 PM EDT, David Eisner via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who made it and continues to make it possible. > I purchased the 1.0 release CD in 1999: > https://imgur.com/2UnLDhk I still have a shrink-wrapped 1.0 package, never opened since we had two of them. This pristine copy is probably worth millions now!1!11 Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Cygwin Maintainer ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* RE: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-10-13 18:50 ` Corinna Vinschen @ 2020-10-13 19:34 ` Allen Hewes 2020-10-18 18:45 ` David Eisner 1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: Allen Hewes @ 2020-10-13 19:34 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin > -----Original Message----- > From: Cygwin <cygwin-bounces@cygwin.com> On Behalf Of Corinna > Vinschen > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 2:51 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary > > On Sep 23 19:53, Kevin Schnitzius via Cygwin wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 02:33:13 PM EDT, David Eisner via > Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > > > > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who > made it and continues to make it possible. > > I purchased the 1.0 release CD in 1999: > > https://imgur.com/2UnLDhk > > I still have a shrink-wrapped 1.0 package, never opened since we had two of > them. This pristine copy is probably worth millions now!1!11 > I have a book to go with the CD: https://imgur.com/jiAll5X My un-used registration code expired 24 years and 11 months ago! Congrats on the 25th Cygwin and contributors, /allen ________________________________ Disclaimer Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, and any attachments and/or documents linked to this email, are intended for the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected by law. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying is prohibited. This notice serves as a confidentiality marking for the purpose of any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the original sender. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
* Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary 2020-10-13 18:50 ` Corinna Vinschen 2020-10-13 19:34 ` Allen Hewes @ 2020-10-18 18:45 ` David Eisner 1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread From: David Eisner @ 2020-10-18 18:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 2:51 PM Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > On Sep 23 19:53, Kevin Schnitzius via Cygwin wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 02:33:13 PM EDT, David Eisner via > Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > > > > > In any case, happy 25th anniversary, Cygwin! Thanks to everybody who > made it and continues to make it possible. > > I purchased the 1.0 release CD in 1999: > > https://imgur.com/2UnLDhk > > I still have a shrink-wrapped 1.0 package, never opened since we had two > of them. This pristine copy is probably worth millions now!1!11 > > Don't spend it all at once. Happy official birthday, Cygwin! I don't have cake after all, but I am noshing on some lemon cookie thins. Thanks again, everybody. -David ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 10+ messages in thread
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