Mingw makes Windows civilized AND non-slow.
MinGW is a compiler set. Cygwin gives me a full Unix-like environment on top of Windows. It's not an apples to apples comparison.
Re:A site for Picolisp, a very true Lisp
by mikeytown2 on Friday November 27, 2009 @04:02AM
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Look into CoLinux, I like it a lot more then Cygwin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_Linux
Cygwin is the first thing I install on a Windows desktop. At least it makes it look like a civilized environment.