From: garbanzo@hooked.net (Alex) Subject: Re: pathname conversion 24 Sep 1997 19:35:03 -0700 Message-ID: References: <3.0.2.32.19970924064655.00936390@mailhost.wyoming.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Charles Curley wrote: > John, I think you should look at the reason *why* Cygnus ported the GNU > tools to NT. They did not do it so they could write Mess-DOS only > applications. They did it so that they could port Unix-style tools and apps > to Wimpdows, and thereby make Wimpdows at least bearable to those who have > seen the power and flexibility of Unix. The idea was to impose a thin > veneer of civilization on a barbaric entitity. So they came up with a > Unix-style pathology to keep Unix programs and tools (and those who port > them) happy. It's MS Windows NT or 95. Slurring Windows is just kinda stupid, as Windows could also refer to X . Unless you can write an os better than that useable en masse, could you at least spell it right? > I have worked with Linux and HP-UX, and I find risable all the hoopla that > the small, flaccid company is making over NT 5.0. Symlinks? Mount points? > Excuse me? But then again, I *wrote* a 32 bit OS before Microsoft did, so I > have never been impressed with their products. Then don't use them if you don't like them. Nobody's holding a gun to your head to make you use them. I for one think that while the MS products could use a lot of improvment, they do have their place, as does the Macintosh. > Mount points? Yes, mount points. It looks like Microsoft is finally > admitting that Unix did it right the first time. Just like Intel finally > admitted that Motorola did it right the first time when Intel came out with > a processor capable of a flat 32 bit addressing space. So now you can use > NT mount points to simulate Cygwin mount points. - alex - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".