Date:	Fri, 21 Feb 1997 19:21:01 -0500
Message-Id:	<199702220021.TAA19535@delorie.com>
From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	My opinion about DJGPP and Win32

A lot of people have asked why DJGPP doesn't support Windows 32-bit
GUI programs.  Many of those have asked me (personally) what my
opinion is.  Well, here it is:

			Microsoft sucks.

As for djgpp, since I am of the above opinion, I do not plan on doing
anything (myself) to support Microsoft, beyond standard 16-bit DOS
compatibility.  If people want to supply and support Win32 development
kits (like rsxntdj1) or add 95/NT support to djgpp (like LFN in libc),
they're welcome to do it - it's free software - as long as they accept
my guidelines for "official" works (libc needs documentation,
directory structures in zips, etc) if they expect me to include it in
the official distribution.

Please DO NOT REPLY to this message.  I do not want to start a thread
about my opinion; I would not have even stated it had I not thought
that maybe I could cut down some of the traffic and let the newsgroup
get back to helping people use djgpp, rather than just asking about
what I think.

Again, this is my *personal* opinion.  I will not accept judgement
from others on it and I do not wish to start a thread about it.

DJ

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