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RE: co-linux


>-----Original Message-----
>From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On
Behalf Of Pinhas Krengel
>Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:51 AM
>To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>Subject: co-linux
>
>
>I have just read about beta release of co-linux (linux on windows). Is
this
>product going to kill cygwin.
>What will be the benefits of using cygwin in that case.
>

That is similar to asking why someone would use Cygwin if they already
have VMware or Bochs.

The two products serve different purposes.

VMware, Bochs, and Co-Linux are emulators that create a virtual PC
(oops, forgot to mention Microsoft's Virtual PC product) on your system.

Cygwin is not an emulator.

Cygwin is not a subsystem.

Cygwin is more like an interface or gateway to allow Windows-centric
tools and commands to access *nix centric tools and commands.

Windows does this directly.  You do not have to telnet or SSH "into"
your cygwin "partition" or "system".

You can open an old-fashioned MS-DOS-style COMMAND.COM prompt and type
'ls'.  Assuming you don't have some of the Microsoft Resource Kit tools
installed, and the cygwin\bin directory is in your path, the cygwin
'ls.exe' command will run and show you the directory listing.

If you have any of the emulators installed, you cannot do this.  You
might as well have two completely seperate systems sitting on your desk.

-Jason

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