On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 08:10:12AM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 01:58:35PM -0700, Michael Kelley wrote:
>> >The main reason for this mailing on this list is not only am I new to
>> >CyGwin but also I am am completely unfamiliar with Cygwin's originating
>> >platform (which I have been led to believe is Linux).
>>
>> Cygwin is an implementation of UNIX-over-Windows. It is not necessarily
>> Linux. It does use GNU tools, though, so it is similar to Linux.
>>
>> >I hoped that You
>> >who know could send me to places that were more relavent to Cygwin than
>> >to Linux.
>>
>> We who know try to keep the Cygwin web page up-to-date with whatever
>> information we have available.
>>
>> >I want to learn to use Cygwin to it's fullest.
>> >
>> >Where can I get the "How To's" and "What Are's" of Cygwin??
>>
>> If they aren't available on the web page, then they probably don't exist.
>> Have you tried playing with the cygwin environment? Seriously. The best
>> way to learn anything on a computer is to play.
>>
>> >I have a basic understanding of C and come from the Mainframe & Windows
>> >environments. I'm not ready to jump straight into Linux/Unix so I see a
>> >great chance to learn using Cygwin.
>>
>> If you're interested in learning about linux/unix, then your best bet is to
>> do a to do a google.com search. Since Cygwin is intended for people who
>> are already familiar with UNIX, there is no effort made on UNIX tutorials
>> for Cygwin.
>>
>> As an analogy, asking for tutorials for UNIX in a Cygwin mailing list is somewhat
>> like asking for a detailed of French history from a Quebec native. Quebec is
>> certainly a French-speaking province but it may not be the best place to gain
>> an understanding about France.
>>
>> >Where should someone who doesn't understand the difference between gcc
>> >and g++ go to learn what they've got?
>>
>> The documentation. "info gcc" or "info g++".
>>
>> >Where should I have gone to find out about using the & when issuing a
>> >bash command?
>>
>> Dunno. Maybe some kind of mailing list. Check out deja.com. comp.unix.shell
>> is one newsgroup that deals with bash.
>>
>> >Basics & beginnings .......
>> >
>> >How's about a Newbies mailing list? Where those of us who have NO CLUE
>> >can go to learn.
>>
>> As I said, Cygwin is not intended to be a beginners entry into the wonderful
>> world of UNIX. If you are interested in learning about aspects of UNIX,
>> check out www.oreilly.com (the site appears to be down now, unfortunately)
>> for a number of books about UNIX.
>>
>
>Shouldn't it be www.ora.com?
Maybe. I actually did a google search to see where O'Reilly books were mentioned
and www.oreilly.com is at the top of the list. FWIW, www.ora.com seems to be
down now, too.
cgf
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