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0 pointspolotics3y ago0 comments

Cygwin has been a reliable features-complete alternative IMHO

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How is Cygwin comparable? That's like saying Wine can be compared to cmd.exe.

Cygwin brings me a compatible-enough layer on top of windows that I can reuse scripts. It is comparable as it gives me a CLI, and to hen as it is not infected by Microsoftisms it gives me a warm feeling of safety..

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0 pointspolotics3y ago0 comments

Cygwin has been a reliable features-complete alternative IMHO

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sidpatil3y ago

How is Cygwin comparable? That's like saying Wine can be compared to cmd.exe.

poloticsOP3y ago

Cygwin brings me a compatible-enough layer on top of windows that I can reuse scripts. It is comparable as it gives me a CLI, and to hen as it is not infected by Microsoftisms it gives me a warm feeling of safety..

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