> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:36 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: setup package format v. rpm, reasoning? > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:36:29PM -0800, Linda W wrote: > >I can imagine during the early development of cygwin, the > rpm package > >types were rather "unsupportable" -- especially on a "first > install", > >since no unix shell or coreutils are available. > > > >However, after the basic support is installed, what was the > reasoning > >for keeping packages in YAPM (YetAnotherPackageManager). > > > >It seems even a bit more surprising considering Cygwin's early roots > >coming from a RedHat... > > Cygwin's early roots did not come from Red Hat. They came > from Cygnus. That's what the "Cyg" stands for.
And here all along I thought it had something to do with cigarettes. ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
