X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <496A5949.1040102@veritech.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:40:41 -0500 From: "Lee D. Rothstein" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: MinTTY 0.3.3 References: <49671BCF DOT 7010808 AT alcatel-lucent DOT it> <20090110052756 DOT GA18825 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <20090110191452 DOT GB4457 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <20090110225438 DOT GB7376 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <20090111015206 DOT GA7967 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <49695B3D DOT 8050203 AT energyts DOT com> In-Reply-To: <49695B3D.8050203@energyts.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000005, version=1.0.1 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com newsletter wrote: > Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 04:10:53PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote: >> >>> Out of here... >>> >> >> If only that was really true. >> >> cgf > mmmmmmm > > Linux is about choice and not being forced to use a limited set of > tools. If rxvt works for you than that's fine - use it. don't knock > the alternatives. > personally I like mintty and it has become my terminal of choice - > even replacing the windows command prompt. the lack of tabs is no > problem. > It is small fast (loading and usage) and simple. I don't think it > needs a lot of extra's that a lot of software seems to come with these > days > > > keep up the good work!! Amen to every point. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/