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On 7/1/2010 11:50 AM, Marc-André Hébert wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed cygwin a few weeks ago and it has always been very slow.
> At first I only needed to perform a few tests (I usually work using a
> linux VM) so I didn't look too much into it, but now I might need to
> use it more and it is simply not usable.
>
> About every command I do takes about 15 seconds to execute. The delay
> seems to come after the command has executed. So if I do "ls" I see
> the contents of the directory almost immediately but then I get a
> delay before getting back my prompt.

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BLODA>?

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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