X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <6k4ck518tuvuvpopvj4m0qgvailcach7q5@4ax.com> References: <53b627ea1001070831t71b6fc8fy62383b79b3e8fd99 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <6k4ck518tuvuvpopvj4m0qgvailcach7q5 AT 4ax DOT com> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:23:07 +0530 Message-ID: <53b627ea1001071853g143eb622vfd3ad2796a145e3@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: The need for cygwin From: Karthik Balaguru To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Andrew Schulman wrote: >> Hi, >> I am eager to know the need for cygwin if emulators like =A0VirtualBox, >> Bochs IA-32 Emulator , QEMU, Vmware, Hyper-V, XenServer are able to >> provide the linux in windows ? >> How is cygwin different from those and what are the advantages >> provided by cygwin ? > > Simple: =A0Cygwin provides Linux-like functionality without the need to > install software that relies on device drivers or requires administrative > rights, or to install and boot a 2nd operating system. > I think, the above 3 points are good advantages ! > Cygwin works within your existing Windows file systems. > True. > It is much simpler and requires less resources to open a Cygwin shell than > to boot a 2nd operating system. > Agreed ! The use of resources is a definite advantage ! Karthik Balaguru -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple