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Re: Maintainers please weigh in on 64-bit Cygwin
- From: "Dr. Volker Zell" <dr dot volker dot zell at oracle dot com>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:10:15 +0200
- Subject: Re: Maintainers please weigh in on 64-bit Cygwin
- References: <20130317164522 dot GA3274 at ednor dot casa dot cgf dot cx>
>>>>> Christopher Faylor writes:
> I'd like to have a feel for how the 64-bit version of Cygwin will
> impact package maintainers.
> So, I'd appreciate some discussion about this.
> 1) Do you have a 64-bit version of Windows available?
> 2) If no, would you be willing to install one?
> 3) Are you willing to download the current 64-bit Cygwin and start porting
> your stuff, knowing that there are still bugs?
> 4) Or, would you rather wait for 64-bit to be completely stable before
> attempting anything?
> 5) Does the existence of two different architectures make you think that
> it is time for you to stop offering the package?
> 6) Would you be willing to have another person doing the 64-bit port for
> you?
> 7) Are you ok with a 64-bit alpha release being made available which contains
> your packages built by someone else?
1) Yes
2) N/A
3) Yes (in the near future)
4) No
5) No
6) Yes
7) Yes
Ciao
Volker