Re: REALLY need help prior to 1.3.4 release

[Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>]

Now we're getting into the usual cygwin ridiculous zone.

*You* have just sent email to thousands of people with the idle
speculation that "Mark Himsley" has a dedicated following waiting for
him to take the lead and speak for them.  A casual inspection of the
cygwin mailing list unearths one post from Mark with a question about
*how* to use tapes, a few questions about how to do other things, and
one admonishment to a user who was having problems accessing tape drives
without first performing a mount.  I'm not sure why anyone would be
expecting him to speak authoritatively raw devices.

I realize that I'm adding to the absurdity of the situation by even
responding to this.  I don't plan on responding to this issue any
further.

I would still appreciate feedback and analysis of the most recent
snapshot.  Chuck Wilson and Don Sharp have provided exactly what I was
hoping for.

At least somebody gets it...

cgf

On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 10:44:00AM -0400, Peter Buckley wrote:
>Since I'm already in the twilight zone, I may as well say that it is
>possible that someone is watching this thread to see if Mark is going
>to be able to help, and if not, they will step in and help.  So there
>probably is a possibility that others are interested in knowing about
>his inability to help.
>
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 03:04:32PM +0100, Mark Himsley wrote:
>>>On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 22:41:33 -0400 you wrote:
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>I'm still not hearing from any volunteers with tape drives.  That's
>>>>rather disappointing since I know that the whinging will start within
>>>>hours after I release 1.3.4, if this is actually broken.
>>>
>>>I'd like to be able to help, but compiling Cygwin from CVS is currently
>>>not something I have the time to learn how to do.
>>
>>So use a snapshot.  That's what I originally suggested.
>>
>>No offense, but you've just sent email to thousands of people.  Do you
>>think that notification of your inability to help really conveys any
>>information that anyone is interested in?

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