On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 09:29:24AM +0800, Andy Sy wrote: > > > > free built-in posix-compliant compiler/tools (after all it's competing > > > > with unix right?). > > > > > > I already mentioned Cygwin. Also, NT has had a (largely unused) POSIX > > > layer for quite a while already. > > > > 1) yeah right. no fork() > > Wrong. NT itself doesn't have fork(), but Cygwin does: > > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/std-posix.html#AEN58 > > Afaik, the emulation is not perfect, but it sure is good enough for > them to be able to port most all of the GNU toolchain. > > Cygwin rocks. I can now have my cake and eat it too. The same free > tools under a desktop environment that's sleeker than those currently > available under Linux. (Oh, oops, did I blaspheme again? Sorry... > didn't realize that freedom of code doesn't include freedom of > speech.)
But Cygwin is not from Microsoft! In fact, Cygwin is from Red Hat (they acquired Cygnus which does most of the development on GCC). Golly gee. Isn't that amazing? And it's Free Software. ;P (For the unfamiliar http://www.redhat.com/cygwin) It runs counter to Microsoft's anti-Free Software stance for you to use it, isn't it? -- ___ eric pareja ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) User #8159 http://counter.li.org \@/ [ Chiba City: A Cyberpunk MUSH - http://chibacity.erisian.net ] Power v [ Philippine Linux Users' Group + http://plug.linux.org.ph ] Without [ IRC /join #plug @irc.free.net.ph every evening 10pm onwards ] Price _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
