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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Effect of CPP tags
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
> Bart <bc@freeuk.cm> writes:
>>On 03/01/2024 02:40, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
[...]
>>In that case, why are people having a go at me for suggesting they 
>>should be available to Windows users? Why are Linux users so blessed?
>
> Because linux is open source and the GNU team doesn't support closed-source
> source operating environments like Windows.

And nobody here is responsible for that fact (I'm not aware that any GNU
developers participate in comp.lang.c), but you behave as if it's our
fault.

As far as I know, GnuMP is not Linux-specific.  It should work just fine
on other Unix-like operatoring systems, such as the various *BSDs.
I've probably used it on Solaris

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Medtronic
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