Re: Debian GNU/Win32
On Thu, 2001-11-08 at 08:21, Mark Paulus wrote:
> I have opened up a project on sourceforge under the
> heading of debian-cygwin. It's a partial win32 project, and
> a partial un*x project, as my underlying premise was to use
> the debian package management system and tools to help
> enhance the cygwin environment. As such, it would rely on
> the cygwin environment for it's support, and much of it's
> "un*xness". There was a discussion on debian-devel about
> this, and it received much flak, but I was thinking that I would
> go ahead with it anyway. Simply because I use cygwin, and
> I know there are others who do, and while Window's isn't
> free and all that jazz, I believe many others can and will
> benefit from a debian approach to package management for
> cygwin.
How else would you do a *nix like system on win32 other than cygwin? I
just joined this list, but I have to say I'm surprised you received
resistance.
> I have also attempted to set up the beginnings of a debian
> package archive on sourceforge, but once again, I need to do
> some research on the fundamentals of setting up a package
> archive, and that takes time to do research (which is in short
> supply right now....)
Sounds like a good start. I would love to help too, but my free time is
also in rather short supply :-(
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