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On 2023-12-20 12:47, matthew patton wrote:
>>> No, because that's system-wide.
>>> Vi vs Vim is a personal choice. Also alternatives is for supporting
>>> multiple

>> Most of us run Cygwin on a device called a /Personal Computer/ that allows
>>  us to make our own choices about OS, desktop UI, services, and 
>> configuration. ;^>
> yeah, yeah I know. It doesn't give license to pervert "correct behavior" though. :)

Most distros differ in their default packages and configurations for server and 
desktop editions, so "correct behaviour" may also differ.

Cygwin tends to go along with Fedora desktop decisions: some features are 
disabled in some packages because FESCo does not agree with some packaging 
decisions or component sources.

I know some of this because I went looking to see if certain packages were 
available and/or provided by default on some distro server and desktop editions, 
and found that most of those decisions and that information is not really 
documented in any obvious place, just implemented, so you would have to install 
and run the editions to find out!

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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