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Re: backup privileges [was: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.5.22-1]

From: Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad at users dot sourceforge dot net>
To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:13:54 -0600
Subject: Re: backup privileges [was: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.5.22-1]
Original-to: Least surprise? Since when did that apply to Cygwin?
References: <announce.20061114101219.GB31134@calimero.vinschen.de> <loom.20061129T223812-141@post.gmane.org> <20061130090441.GA25001@calimero.vinschen.de> <Pine.GSO.4.63.0611300942010.10187@access1.cims.nyu.edu> <20061130151411.GE8792@calimero.vinschen.de> <Pine.GSO.4.63.0611301021210.10187@access1.cims.nyu.edu>
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Igor Peshansky wrote:

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

I didn't expect to get told that this is "breaking" something.  It's
really weird.  Usually Cygwin gets kicked for non-POSIXy behaviour.
Apparently there's no way to do something right :(


Hmm, "breaking" was probably too strong of a word.  I just think we'll be
violating the principle of least surprise by allowing such unrestricted
access, "WJM" notwithstanding.

Funny, I seem to recall MSFTEU being a Cygwin principle. ;-)

--
Matthew
"Lost a planet, Obi Wan has? How embarassing..."
 -- Yoda (Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones)

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