Re: AllVersions: Running Cygwin X w/ Registy Entries

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 11:59:04AM -0400, Robb, Sam wrote:
>> In the spirit of this thread, I just want to say that I never 
>> said that cygwin programs use the mount table.   While cygwin
>> programs do utilize the mount table, anyone can plainly see
>> that they do not use the registry.
>
>CGF: Where is the data?  The battle of wits has begun.  It ends
>     when you decide and we both launch bash, and we find out who
>     is right, and who needs to reinstall.
>
>DK:  It's so simple.  All I have to do is divine from what I know of
>     you.  Are you the sort of man who would put the mount table into
>     the registry, or into a text file?  Now, a clever man would put
>     the mount table into a plain text file, because he would know that
>     only a great fool would use the registry.  I am not a great fool,
>     so I clearly cannot choose the plain text file.  But you must've
>     known that I was not a great fool.  You would have counted on it,
>     so I clearly cannot choose the plain text file!
>
>CGF: You've made your decision then?
>
>DK:  Not remotely! Because the registry comes from Microsoft, as
>     everyone knows.  And Microsoft is entirely peopled with criminals.
>     And criminals used to having people not trust them, as you are not
>     trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the registry.
>
>CGF: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
>
>DK:  Wait till I get going! Where was I?
>
>CGF: Microsoft.
>
>DK:  Yes, Microsoft. You must've suspected I would've known the registries
>     origin, so I clearly cannot choose the registry.
>
>CGF: You're stalling now.
>
>DK:  You'd like to think that, wouldn't you?  You've beaten my viruses,
>     which means you're exceptionally strong, so you might've put the
>     data into a plain text file, counting on your virus scanner to save
>     you, so I can clearly not choose the plain text file.  But you've
>     also bested my trojan, which means you must've studied, and in
>     studying you must have learned that the registry is a complete hack,
>     so you would have put the data as far from the registry as possible,
>     so I can clearly not choose the registry!
>
>CGF: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.
>
>DK:  It has worked! You've given everything away! I know where the mount
>     table is!
>
>CGF: Then make your choice.
>
>DK:  I will, and I choose... Wait - is that a GPL violation post on the
>     main mailing list? (points)
>
>CGF: What?  Where?  I don't see anything.
>
>DK:  Oh well, I could've sworn I saw something.  No matter... heh heh heh...
>
>CGF: What's so funny?
>
>DK:  I'll tell you in a minute.  First we start up our shells.  Me from my
>     system and you from yours.
>
>(They launch bash)
>
>CGF: You guessed wrong.
>
>DK:  You only think I guessed wrong, that's what's so funny. I switched
>     keyboards when your back was turned, you fool!  You fell victim you
>     one of the classic blunders.  The most famous is never get involved
>     in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less known is this: never
>     go in against a GCC hacker when DATA is on the line! Ah Hah Hah Hah.
>
>(C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (4196): *** unable to remap)
>
>(Thud!)

BIG LOL!  Except I wanted to be Wallace Shawn...

cgf