On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 08:42:53AM +, Adam Dinwoodie wrote:
Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
As there was a question on this in IRC tonight ...
I hadn't realized there was a Cygwin IRC channel. A quick Google
around found me http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-05/msg00618.html,
but I wouldn't have thought to do that without Yaakov's email. Is it's
existance something that would be worthy of wider publication, perhaps
in the FAQ?
The Cygwin IRC channel only has a couple of knowledgeable people
populating it so I'm not going to widely advertise it as a potential way
to get support. As it stands right now, unless you're lucky enough to
get help from Yaakov or Jon Turney, you are likely to be led down a
rabbit hole with helpful people suggesting helpful, nonsensical stuff.
So, making it official would likely lead to confusion.
If that changes, I'll certainly reconsider but I don't see any reason
to advertise YA way to get wrong advice about Cygwin.
cgf
(08/07/12 10:51:08) The topic for #cygwin is: This is not an official support
channel. If you really think you can get help here then: 1. Read the FAQ at
http://cygwin.com/faq.html, 2. Check the mailing list archives at
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/, 3. Ask a detailed question. Please avoid the
term newbie.
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