Mail Archives: cygwin/2004/06/17/09:32:28
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Lex Ein wrote:
> Guy Stalnaker wrote:
> > Figure cygwin developers rarely get kudos, but here's one!
>
> Here's another: (Imagine Michael Moore reading this aloud:)
>
> I'm using Cygwin for remote sshd/vnc access to a four-armed
> triple-jointed servopneumatic robotic system which could fatally stab or
> crush someone if they were standing in the wrong place during a software
> glitch. It can also demolish the ceiling and rip itself up by the
> anchor bolts. When the lease is up, de-installation will be easy.
>
> For safety we decided that a water-filled moat around the machine was
> cheaper than fixing the software. Besides, the bug budget and insurance
> carrier allow one catastrophic flail/kill failure every 4 years, and
> we're only operating it for 3.
>
> Count me one happy Cygwin user.
>
> Next contract: medical monitoring devices.
>
> Lex
>
> (Relax folks, it's all true.)
WOW! Now, that makes us all feel so-o much better...
New slogan: "Cygwin: because it doesn't matter what your ssh client runs
on!". :-)
Igor
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