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Re: Windows XP Support
- From: Mike Brown <brown at mrvideo dot vidiot dot com>
- To: cygwin mail list <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:05:06 -0600
- Subject: Re: Windows XP Support
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I've been using cygwin on XP (SP2 and then SP3), both 32 bit and 64 bit,
for ages now. I actually tried upgrading once, but had to go back to what I
am currently running because cron was broken. It refused to start, no matter
what. After returning to the previous install, it started right up.
The main pieces that I use, zsh, cron and the basic commands (like ls and ps),
are all that I need. I've written several z-shell scripts to do the things
that I need.
So, even if XP support is pulled, I'm good.
Cygwin has been really great for making the two XP boxes worth running.
I've been a Unix/Linux user/admin for decades.
MB
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 05:32:21PM -0500, Terry McCarty - WA5NTI wrote:
> Hello -
>
> I am also new to the LINUX world and would like very much to see XP "live
> forever".
>
> I still use XP as my main "go to" machine.
> But ... Microsoft's continuing "march to bigger and better" and my
> reluctance to be forced to repeatedly buy new bigger and faster machinery
> to accommodate the new windows systems has nudged me out of my complacency
> - I am now using Cygwin and learning LINUX.
>
> If Cygwin continues to support XP, it will continue to serve as "that
> bright city on a hill", giving us old Microsoft Ludditess a comfortable
> "stepping stone" that encourages us to switch to LINUX.
>
> --
> Terry McCarty
> 3t3@comcast.net
> wa5nti
>
>
>
> Herbert Stocker wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> i have read that beginning this month Cygwin wants to drop support
>> for Windows XP. Though the home page and FAQ entry 12 do not talk
>> about this. Are they out of date or is WinXP still supported?
>>
>> Although there are better OSes now, WinXP is still a good OS.
>> Especially for virtual machines, because of its low memory foot print.
>> Only just 220 MiB for the OS!
>>
>> So while i feel it's not fair to beg you to go through all the
>> complexities of still supporting it, i want to ask:
>>
>> - If there is no support anymore for Win XP (SP3), is there a reposi-
>> tory around, where one can download the last version of Cygwin that
>> supported WinXP (SP3)?
>>
>> - If not, how can i do it by myself? Will i have to create a mirror
>> and not update it? Or would i have to download the current version
>> somehow?
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much for the great work.
>> Cygwin makes Windows complete if you ask me.
>>
>> Herbert
>>
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