Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-cygwin] Hello. This is a test. Please forgive me.

[Dylan Carlson <absinthe@gentoo.org>]

On Tue February 22 2005 23:32, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

> I knew if I waited long enough, someone other than myself would express
> an interest in Gentoo/CygWin. Please tell me you're interested in
> Gentoo/CygWin, Phillipe -- if I'm the only one who would use it, my
> recommendation is that the good folks at Gentoo put it out of its
> misery. :)

There's always interest when there's something that works comparatively 
similar to Linux on x86.  It's the same deal with the /BSD stuff:  not 
enough people capable of jumping in when so many things don't work.  And 
few capable people willing to.  :)

"Wake me up when everything works and I'll try it."
(average user, roughly paraphrased)

What these experimental projects need are skilled programmers willing to 
invest a lot of time and effort.  Usually it's just 2 or 3 people doing 
all the work... just to get a port to a minimally usable but highly 
imperfect state.  

If there were enough skilled & committed people participating and making it 
work, these would probably be made official at some point with little/no 
resistance.  If it works well, it would be self-evident I think.

F=ma

(^^ obligatory law of motion reference in email regarding manpower)

Cheers,
Dylan Carlson [absinthe@gentoo.org]
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