On 07/02/13 05:17, Christopher Faylor wrote:
Anyway, I'm sorry I put this to a vote. I've nuked the legacy code from
the release area. I haven't removed the link from the web site so we'll
see if someone complains to the cygwin mailing list. As I mentioned,
there were 14 attempts to download the legacy code last year. That is
not a strong justification for keeping it around.
Cygwin Legacy was downloaded only yesterday - I know, because I did it.
I have a client who insists on Cygwin 1.5. I have explained the risks
associated with this (and the benefits to be had by upgrading), but they
have their reasons and ultimately it's their decision.
Thankfully, I managed to find a site that was a little tardy in its
mirroring, and I now have Cygwin Legacy squirrelled away on a DVD,
should I ever need it again.
Lots of OS distributions retire old versions. We don't have to be an
exception.
Indeed, but it *is* common for software providers to give some form of
notice first...
Dave.
