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On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 05:19:35PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>  Therefore Cygwin should never be deployed to provide services to untrusted
>users on a 'net-facing server.  It's just not a real OS(*).

Cygwin is not a floor wax either.  It's just barely a dessert topping.

cgf

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