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From: David Eisner <deisner@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:15:49 -0400
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Subject: Re: Date of first Cygwin release / 25th Anniversary
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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