Updated cygwin dlls cause unnecessary reboot on NT

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 07:17:47PM -0600, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>> Igor Peshansky wrote:
>>> Open-source works by scratching your itch, not by getting someone else
>>> to scratch it for you.
>> Actually getting someone else to scratch that itch sometimes does work!
> 
> Right! And, the perfect way to have the itch scratched is to claim that
> you know better than everyone else, imply that people don't care about
> the end-user experience, assert that you won't even bother submitting a
> patch because it would be automatically rejected for no good reason,
> rail about flaws in open source, ignore patient attempts to explain how
> things work, and never give up in the face of logical arguments, relying
> instead on repeating all of the above ad infinitum.
> 
> This technique is, apparently, a sure-fire way to get someone to do
> something for you.  We're just still in the ad infinitum stage.  As soon
> as that stage is over, someone will surely get to work on this crucial
> patch.


Phew!  That's a relief.  Just one question - will the patch be back-ported
to Window 3.11?  I need it badly! ;-)


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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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