From: Charles Plager <cplager+news@...>
Date: 2005-09-06T08:01:27+09:00
Subject: Re: windows shell

Lothar Scholz wrote:
> Hello Charles,
> 
> CP> As far as programming goes, most people don't spend that much time in
> CP> Windows.  I'm sorry if that upsets you.
> CP> Charles
> 
> I don't agree with many arguments from Austin and also not with his
> writing style but in this point he is correct. From all the statistics
> i see (including my own weblogs) i would doubt if more then 15% of all
> ruby users use linux for development, 5% maybe MacOSX but the majority
> of 80% is still using windows.

Since I don't have numbers of my own, I'll take your word for it.

> And having an iMac G5, and two a good powerful Intel System here
> (Linux/WinXP) in my office, i easily understand why they do.

Let me rephrase my statement: If you have no experience in a posix world 
and don't want to learn about it, there's no reason to try Cygwin.  If 
however, you're coming from or planning on going to unix, give it a try.