From: Robert Oliver Date: 2006-10-27T07:50:00+09:00 Subject: Re: How do I tell when I'm on Cygwin? ------=_Part_38438_26020604.1161902994330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 10/26/06, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > That's the problem, then. If you want to forget Windows even exists > when you're using Windows, why the HELL are you using Windows in the > first place? If your workplace requires that you use Windows, then > install coLinux and be done with it. Otherwise, install Linux or > FreeBSD or something else on your machine and stop pretending you're > using Unix. A lot of times installing coLinux or Linux, freeBSD, etc., aren't options. There's nothing wrong with using Cygwin. It's a perfectly suitable solution for someone wanting UNIX tools on Windows. If it's not for you, I understand that, but its OK if people use it without being yelled at. -- Robert W. Oliver II President, OCS Solutions, Inc. - Web Hosting and Development http://www.ocssolutions.com/ Toll-Free Phone - 1-800-672-8415 OCS Ruby Forums - http://www.rubyforums.com/ My Blog - http://www.rwoliver.com/ ------=_Part_38438_26020604.1161902994330--