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Re:Jeffrey Snower was originally demoted over PowerShell by polotics on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:55AM (#31302958)
Cygwin has been a reliable features-complete alternative IMHO
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Re:Jeffrey Snower was originally demoted over PowerShell by sidpatil on Sunday May 08, 2022 @08:08AM (#31303326)
How is Cygwin comparable? That's like saying Wine can be compared to cmd.exe.
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Re:Jeffrey Snower was originally demoted over PowerShell by polotics on Sunday May 08, 2022 @02:50PM (#31306919)
Cygwin brings me a compatible-enough layer on top of windows that I can reuse scripts. It is comparable as it gives me a CLI, and to hen as it is not infected by Microsoftisms it gives me a warm feeling of safety..
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