Star Review: Windows Services for UNIX
Linked by Roberto Dohnert on Tue 17th Jun 2003 19:25 UTC
Windows Everyone knows what Microsoft does by now. What some people do not know is that Microsoft releases a system integration software named Windows services for UNIX.
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Let me get this straight
by Bannor99 on Sat 21st Jun 2003 03:45 UTC

I pay Microsoft $100 for a collection of tools, most of which are free, and VERY out of date. I mean, Korn Shell '88, for crying out loud, when ksh93 has been freely available for over
3 years? GCC 2.0.7 ? That goes back to early '92.
Okay, you can get updated stuff from Interop Systems but I don't see why I should have to pay the world's largest software company for outdated stuff and then spend time updating from a third party.
Way to go, M$ but I'll stick with Cygwin.