Re: Maintainers please weigh in on 64-bit Cygwin

[David Stacey <drstacey at tiscali dot co dot uk>]

On 17/03/13 17:45, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> If we could (this is just pie-in-the-sky speculating) drum up funding
> for a 64-bit version of Windows would you be willing to install it?

I'm just in the throws of putting together a new PC right now - a big 
Fedora 18 / Win7 / WinXP multiboot. Sadly, the OEM copy of Win7 Pro I 
was supplied with is 32-bit only (even though the processor is 64-bit). 
I could switch to 64-bit Win7, but I'd need to buy a licence quite quickly.

So, if you need me to install a 64-bit version of Win7 then I would need 
to know in the next few days before I get too far into this project.

Your offer to drum up funding is very kind, but it may present more 
problems than it solves. For instance, I don't know if I would have to 
declare it for tax purposes. Also, Cygwin maintainers are on different 
continents, and I don't know if that would give us a problem with import 
/ export restrictions. IANAL. That said, depending on how many 
maintainers need 64-bit licences, there may be some economies of scale. 
However, for my timescales, I'll probably just bite the bullet and buy 
one myself - but please let me know soon.

Cheers,

Dave.