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Re: Cygwin, Chris, Corinna - thanks!
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:26:37 -0500
- Subject: Re: Cygwin, Chris, Corinna - thanks!
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On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 11:35:35AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Dec 9 23:13, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 03:42:04AM +0000, Guy Harrison wrote:
>> >It has likely been over a decade since Chris blasted me into orbit over
>> >something I stuck my head over the parapet for(*). Corinna I don't
>> >think I've ever wrangled with. Nevertheless, with the New Year
>> >beckoning it is about time I acknowledged just how much easier life has
>> >been because of them both.
>> >
>> >I've had a few beers tonight but even so, am I correct in thinking
>> >cygwin has been around since windows2000?
>>
>> Cygwin has been around since at least 1996, which predates me by a year.
>
>First ChangeLog entry of all times: Oct 18, 1995, Steve Chamberlain.
>First cgf ChangeLog entry: Sep 8, 1997.
FWIW, I had someone, (*cough*, Sergey, *cough*), submitting things for
me before that time.
>> Larry Hall would know, I think. He was here before I was.
>
>And cgf is a year longer here than I am. First corinna ChangeLog entry:
>Sep 23, 1998. No wonder I have to dye my hair...
>
>> >(*) No can't remember. Something about FreeCiv. I wrote a sound
>> >kludge. Chris made me see cygwin "is unix".
>> >
>> >Anyways, there is no windoze system that I've ever had control of, that
>> >I haven't stuck cygwin on.
>> >
>> >Carry on the good work & Merry Crimbo!
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>Yes, thank you very much. It's nice to get no bug report once in a
>while :)
Especially with a Thursday coming up.
cgf
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