The need for cygwin

[Karthik Balaguru]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Andrew Schulman wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am eager to know the need for cygwin if emulators like  VirtualBox,
>> Bochs IA-32 Emulator , QEMU, Vmware, Hyper-V, XenServer are able to
>> provide the linux in windows ?
>> How is cygwin different from those and what are the advantages
>> provided by cygwin ?
>
> Simple:  Cygwin provides Linux-like functionality without the need to
> install software that relies on device drivers or requires administrative
> rights, or to install and boot a 2nd operating system.
>

I think, the above 3 points are good advantages !

> Cygwin works within your existing Windows file systems.
>

True.

> It is much simpler and requires less resources to open a Cygwin shell than
> to boot a 2nd operating system.
>

Agreed ! The use of resources is a definite advantage !

Karthik Balaguru

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