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Re: 30+ reasons why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X
On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 08:40:25AM -0500, Joseph Miller wrote:
>On Wednesday 09 March 2005 6:30 pm, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 04:19:18PM -0500, Joseph Miller wrote:
>>>I recently received a list entitled "30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better
>>>than Cygwin/X". I don't know enough at the moment (though I am
>>>learning) about the Cygwin/X server to be able to understand some of
>>>the reasons. I have already created XWinLogon
>>>(http://www.calcmaster.net/visual-c++/xwinlogon/) and I am working to
>>>work on the Cygwin/X server so that all 30+ reasons will go away. Can
>>>someone please explain the following:
>>
>>Out of curiousity, where did you get this list? Was it something that
>>you asked for or something that was sent to you without asking?
>>
>>For those who don't know, Harold Hunt (the former main developer for
>>Cygwin/X) now works for the company who provides X-Win32.
>
>I received the list from Paul Swart, VP of Sales and Marketing for
>StarNet Communications. We both mentioned Harold in our emails and the
>contributions that he has made to the community.
Was the list solicited or unsolicted? I'm trying to find out if this
mailing list was used for commercial purposes.
cgf