Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Christopher Faylor
After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than Windows Vista 64. I know that Corinna considers Vista to be the best in a long line of Windows operating systems and I'm sure I'll agree as soon as I finally ge

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Don
Can I register for the Genuine Cygwin Advantage (GCA) program? Don Christopher Faylor wrote: After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than Windows Vista 64. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwi

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 10:21:34PM -0800, Don wrote: >Can I register for the Genuine Cygwin Advantage (GCA) program? We're actually contemplating some program to incentivize Cygwin users in their use of Red Hat's new, more expressive licensing. We'll be providing Cygwin registration as part of th

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Sam Edge
Finally I get to go for my MCSE certificate. I can't thank you enough. (Really, I CAN'T.) -- Sam Edge -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Brian Dessent
Christopher Faylor wrote: > 4) A --mascot command line option will be automatically understood by > any program which uses the Cygwin DLL. It will cause a picture of a > hippo to be displayed. (--nomascot will defeat this option) He is also quite helpful...

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-03-31 Thread Roelf Renkema
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Faylor wrote: > After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will > soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than > Windows Vista 64. > Doesn't even make the impression of an april fools gag. You c

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Roberto Veiga
You are joking, aren't you? []s, Roberto 2007/4/1, Christopher Faylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than Windows Vista 64. I know that Corinna considers Vista to be the

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Wes S
On 1 Apr 2007 at 0:53, Christopher Faylor wrote: > After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will > soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than > Windows Vista 64. How much did Bill pay ya? If you didn't score $100M each you got helically rotated.

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Markus Schönhaber
Roberto Veiga wrote: > You are joking, aren't you? No, cgf never jokes. Especially not when it's April 1st. Regards mks -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

RE: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Dave Korn
On 01 April 2007 14:22, Wes S wrote: > On 1 Apr 2007 at 0:53, Christopher Faylor wrote: > >> After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will >> soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than >> Windows Vista 64. > > How much did Bill pay ya? If you did

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Steve Thompson
On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Christopher Faylor wrote: After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than Windows Vista 64. [..] YJM! -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem report

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Igor Peshansky
On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Roelf Renkema wrote: > Christopher Faylor wrote: > > After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will > > soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than > > Windows Vista 64. > > Doesn't even make the impression of an april fools gag. Y

RE: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Jeff Hawk
ubject: Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only > > Roberto Veiga wrote: > > > You are joking, aren't you? > > No, cgf never jokes. Especially not when it's April 1st. > > Regards > mks > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygw

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Christian Franke
Jeff Hawk wrote: That's why I am afraid; his email is time stamped 6 minutes before April 1st :( No - according to raw mail header, local time was: "Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:53:40 -0400" (But this might not be true due to some Windows DST Bug. The existence of such a bug is unfortunatel

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:58:48AM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >>After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will >>soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than >>Windows Vista 64. >> >Doesn't even make the impression of an apri

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Roelf Renkema
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > I've blocked you from sending any further inane tripe to this list. I > don't need to hear this. > Don't be silly. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DB

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Roelf Renkema
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Igor Peshansky wrote: > Who said it was a gag? Did you even try running the latest snapshot on > Win2k or WinXP? You mean that was cygwin? Damn I reinstalled win2k, xp and 2003 twice this afternoon because I was blaming MS. I hate this. I'm agains t

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:03:58PM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: >>On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:58:48AM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: >>>Christopher Faylor wrote: After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other t

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Igor Peshansky
On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Roelf Renkema wrote: > Igor Peshansky wrote: > > > Who said it was a gag? Did you even try running the latest snapshot > > on Win2k or WinXP? > > You mean that was cygwin? Damn I reinstalled win2k, xp and 2003 twice > this afternoon because I was blaming MS. Heh, you should h

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 04:08:46PM -0400, Igor Peshansky wrote: >On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Roelf Renkema wrote: > >> Igor Peshansky wrote: >> >> > Who said it was a gag? Did you even try running the latest snapshot >> > on Win2k or WinXP? >> >> You mean that was cygwin? Damn I reinstalled win2k, xp and

RE: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-01 Thread Jon Lambert
From: Christopher Faylor After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than Windows Vista 64. Will the Wii version be split out into a Cygwii project?

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Roelf Renkema
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Igor Peshansky wrote: > On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Roelf Renkema wrote: > >> Igor Peshansky wrote: >> >>> Who said it was a gag? Did you even try running the latest snapshot >>> on Win2k or WinXP? >> You mean that was cygwin? Damn I reinstalled win2k, xp an

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Roelf Renkema
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:03:58PM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: >>> On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:58:48AM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: Christopher Faylor wrote: > After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided

RE: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Dave Korn
On 02 April 2007 08:18, Roelf Renkema wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:03:58PM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:58:48AM +0100, Roelf Renkema wrote: > Christopher Faylor wrote: >>

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Apr 1 00:53, Christopher Faylor wrote: > After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will > soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than > Windows Vista 64. Sorry folks, Chris isn't quite up-to-date with Vista versions. *Of course* Cygwin will only r

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 09:57:28AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >On Apr 1 00:53, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will >> soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other than >> Windows Vista 64. > >Sorry folks, Chris is

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Apr 2 07:13, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 09:57:28AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >On Apr 1 00:53, Christopher Faylor wrote: > >> After some intense discussion with Corinna, we've decided that we will > >> soon be removing all support for any version of Windows other

Re: Cygwin1.DLL soon to be Windows Vista only

2007-04-02 Thread Joel Rubin
On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:53:40 -0400, Christopher Faylor I hope the date is the most relevant part of this posting. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: