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Subject: RE: cygwin maximum capacity -> cygwin <=> linux
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:10:17 +0200
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karthik bala guru wrote on Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:57 PM:

> Can Cygwin have all the normal linux has ?
> what is the percentage by which cygwin is nearer
> to linux ? what are those that cant be provided
> by cygwin.

Define "normal Linux"!

No, Cygwin won't have a kernel and will not have XFS, JFS, ext2/3, ReiserFS support nor elf support. In case of normal applications it is up to the number of volunteers maintaining packages. So, if you miss something, it is you who can change it :)

-- Jörg

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