Hi guys, This is not a regular tip.
But it is very important nevertheless. For guys acquainted with UNIX/Linux working on Windows can be like being put in jail. You have no place to apply your intellect, none of your UNIX commands work and so on and so forth. There is a way out. You can install Cygwin from http://www.cygwin.com You can select their wide cornucopia of packages and you get every single UNIX utility you can think of. Even fork(2) works! It is amazing. Whenever I am forced to use Windows I do this. And it is also a fact that i am yet to a see a single person who is as fond of UNIX as I. I see a lot of people in LUG who are in LUG without understanding a thing about the charity side of open source or they even openly claim that they can never give away something for free! I also find that everyone I meet whether they be of academic background or otherwise have a strong Windows experience. Their UNIX experience falls short by a big degree. Somehow for some reason my experience has been totally UNIX focussed. Anyway I am waiting to meet someone like me some day. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
