Some comments on why *I* think Xming.exe might be useful:
* CygWin is difficult to deploy. There are various reasons, but the most important is that CygWin does not support side-by-side installs. Some users don't care about CygWin, all they want is SSH and a stable X server and they'll be happy for years. Another example: I have some other programs (GCC embedded toolchain) that hasn't changed in a year or two and I don't want those destablised by a new version of CygWin. CygWin itself does not have any nasty dependencies that I know about. * CygWin is always in flux. Who knows if todays version is going to work? (If you install CygWin every 3 months or so, there are bound to be new and improved versions). * Download/install size is not important. If a single 20Mbyte offline installable .exe gave me SSH + CygWin, I'd be happy. What is 200Mbytes of harddisk space among friends these days? * There are two many options and questions with CygWin. I imagine that Xming.exe can come with a ~"zero questions" installer. -- �yvind Harboe http://www.zylin.com
