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Re: THANKS for a fantastic product
- From: Lex Ein <lex_ein at f-m dot fm>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:51:58 -0700
- Subject: Re: THANKS for a fantastic product
- References: <40D08F9D.80701@wisc.edu>
Guy Stalnaker wrote:
> Figure cygwin developers rarely get kudos, but here's one!
Here's another: (Imagine Michael Moore reading this aloud:)
I'm using Cygwin for remote sshd/vnc access to a four-armed
triple-jointed servopneumatic robotic system which could fatally stab or
crush someone if they were standing in the wrong place during a software
glitch. It can also demolish the ceiling and rip itself up by the
anchor bolts. When the lease is up, de-installation will be easy.
For safety we decided that a water-filled moat around the machine was
cheaper than fixing the software. Besides, the bug budget and insurance
carrier allow one catastrophic flail/kill failure every 4 years, and
we're only operating it for 3.
Count me one happy Cygwin user.
Next contract: medical monitoring devices.
Lex
(Relax folks, it's all true.)
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