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Re: plz answer these questions about Cygwin


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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