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On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:15 PM John Yeung <gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Cygwin is an extremely heavyweight solution if all you want is an SSH
client.


It's still the best way to integrate Linux-ish stuff with Windows. Complete
with X Windowing System server.

For me, Cygwin has always been in an uncanny valley between Unix and
Windows. I didn't like it even when I was actively using and enjoying Unix.


Cygwin was, for over 25 years, the only way to make Windows useful for
portable development work. It's a monument to the creativity of its authors
and contributors and to the Free Software movement in general.



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