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Re: Windows Subsystem For Linux
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at yandex dot ru>
- To: "Schwarz, Konrad" <konrad dot schwarz at siemens dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:17:40 +0300
- Subject: Re: Windows Subsystem For Linux
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Greetings, Schwarz, Konrad!
> So I was wondering if the Windows Subsystem For Linux, apparently part of
> Windows 10 Anniversary Update, obsoletes Cygwin.
Please don't start this flamewar again.
The topic was discussed to death, use search.
In short, the problem is that is an isolated subsystem. Which makes it no
better than a Linux VM, for example.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, August 29, 2016 17:16:31
Sorry for my terrible english...
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