From: Robert Oliver <rob@...>
Date: 2006-10-27T07:51:43+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I tell when I'm on Cygwin?

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On 10/26/06, Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Then why do you use Windows at all? Obviously, it's a machine that
> you've made the choice to run Windows on and it's one that you control
> (because you've got Cygwin on there).


We still live in a Windows world.  I use Linux heavily as well, but I have
machines that run Windows.  On them, I like to install Cygwin. :)

I'm really honestly truly not understanding why you're not just giving
> Windows the heave-ho and settling with an inferior replica on Windows.


We can debate all day about Cygwin is inferiority or not, but it is what it
is, and if its the right tool for the job for me then it makes sense that I
use it.

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