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Re: plz answer these questions about Cygwin
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Lasse <lasse at yrk dot dk>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:14:47 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: plz answer these questions about Cygwin
- References: <6.2.1.2.0.20050609215603.06fd02b8@pop.prospeed.net> <BAY105-F1867B1053F94BDB8EF9AA3BAE20@phx.gbl> <da3sl7$8d5$2@sea.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, Lasse wrote:
> At the risk of ruining all the fun...
Not at all, yours was funny too. :-)
A few small corrections, though.
> Syed Noor Ali wrote:
>
> > objective of cygwin?
>
> To emulate UNIX under Windows.
To provide a POSIX emulation layer under Windows.
> > goals of cygwin?
>
> To emulate UNIX under Windows.
To provide a POSIX emulation layer under Windows.
> > result?
>
> It emulates UNIX under Windows.
It provides a POSIX emulation layer under Windows.
> > concludion ?
>
> Does not compute: 'concludion'.
>
> > achievement of cygwin?
>
> It emulates UNIX under Windows.
It provides a POSIX emulation layer under Windows.
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#CYNUX>.
Igor
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