Re: what is the best Windows distribution?

[Ivan Vučica]

> Which distribution is better? Is Cygwin with their X-Server the
> best? MinGW advertised its superiority on not having whole POSIX there,
> but for me it isn't an advantage at all, so does it have other
> advantages or Cygwin better?



Not having the whole POSIX is, ironically, an advantage. Cygwin requires an 
entire environment to be installed (or, at the very least, a relatively large 
.dll -- which is not a scenario I have tried out).
At the same time, MinGW is definitely oriented at  shipping end-user 
native-looking applications.

How do I make a choice?
- is your app targeted at an end-user who is primarily using Windows? MinGW
- is your app targeted at a scientist, or a hacker/hobbyist who doesn't mind 
installing extra software? Cygwin

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Ivan Vučica
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