From: mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de (Michael Hirmke) Subject: Re: Beta-19 and configurations.... 10 Feb 1998 20:44:06 -0800 Message-ID: <6n$fLrc4pfB.cygnus.gnu-win32@mike.franken.de> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Hi Christopher, [...] >In the cygwin model, people contribute their opinions. If a Makefile >needs to be rewritten, somebody complains that the Makefile is not >working as it should. If a script is required, somebody is amazed that >it is not already in existence. If a feature is needed, somebody claims >that they are now moving to OpenNT because it is missing. > >I wish I understood why this is. It would be nice to have an active >community like Linux which had a core of helpful and knowledgable people >willing to pitch in and fix things. Alas, that does not seem to be the >case here. Windows (NT) users are used to buy there software, not to develop it. If something is wrong, they *have to* ask MS or someone else or even have to wait for bugfixes from MS, cause there are only a few bugs you can get around by yourself. So - perhaps Windows users have to learn step by step to help themselves without waiting for God's help. IMHO this list and this project is a good starting point - this is mainly, why I am here. Bye. Michael. -- Michael Hirmke | Telefon +49 (911) 557999 Georg-Strobel-Strasse 81 | FAX +49 (911) 557664 90489 Nuernberg | E-Mail mailto:mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de | WWW http://minimike.franken.de/ - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".