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Re: Windows 95 support ?


On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 07:35:45PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>Christopher Faylor, le Mon 24 Apr 2006 13:22:51 -0400, a ?crit :
>>On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 06:09:09PM +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>>For this tiny minority, is it *really* worth the confusion of a
>>>separate Cygwin setup bundle, as compared with the alternative of just
>>>writing a FAQ entry explaining how to get the necessary prerequisites?
>>
>>IMO, no.  I don't think there's much use in officially distributing a
>>separate bundle for those Windows 95 users who haven't upgraded their
>>system for 10+ years.
>>
>>OTOH, if Gary wants to provide a download bundle to help these people
>>out, then, obviously, that's fine.  I just don't think it's something
>>that we will make officially available.
>
>But the question is: isn't it easy to avoid using windows features that
>appeared after windows95?

No.

cgf

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