From: Mark Probert <probertm@...>
Date: 2002-12-19T22:18:53+09:00
Subject: Re: unix and windows {Re: [ANN] ByteCodeRuby 0.1.3}


Hi, Shannon.

At 10:07 PM 12/19/2002 +0900, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>>It's also bloody useless for trying to do any *real* Windows
>>programming.
>
>Please don't fight a holly war between unix and windows. Sorry if this
>offend you.

He was referring to using cygwin (www.cygwin.com), not using Windows.

There have been ongoing "discussions" in this group
about the relative merits of native windows vrs using
a "unix hack" under windows.  Have a look in the
archive for more details.



-mark.