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		jcmhn on June 8, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows, that's a step too far There was a short window about 10 years ago where OSX was the best unix workstation, no contest. But cygwin is really good these days, so good that the Apple premium cost and batshit insane vendor make it a non-starter.

AdrianRossouw on June 9, 2012 [–]

in no way does cygwin make windows a unix workstation.

jcmhn on June 9, 2012 | [–]

bash, ssh, screen, rsync, cron, gcc, perl/python/ruby, X, and excellent terminal emulation.

Treat cygwin as just another unix variant and it will go pretty far. Windows native apps and virtualbox are guaranteed to cover any missed requirements.

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