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Re: Why not mount / at C: ?
- To: Jean-Paul Le Fevre <J-P dot LeFevre at cea dot fr>
- Subject: Re: Why not mount / at C: ?
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: J-P dot LeFevre at cea dot fr, cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
--- Jean-Paul Le Fevre <J-P.LeFevre@cea.fr> wrote:
>
> Could you confirm that it is just a simple "recommendation" ?
>
Yes, it's a recommendation. It helps keep the mail traffic lower.
> The FAQ states :
> "You are strongly urged not to choose something like 'C:\'."
>
And you're still strongly urged but you may choose C:\.
> I'm worrying about something which could be dangerous, or
> which could screw up my registries or make my PC unusable.
> I'm kinda newbie in Windows, so ...
>
> In my (humble) opinion : I want to have a Windows box as similar
> as possible as a Linux box. It is very convenient to have a
> file hierarchy under Windows looking like a Unix tree : sharing
> environment, settings, etc. between both worlds is easier.
>
That's why we create Cygwin.
> Anyway, the risk of confusion, that you mention, between packages
> seems very low : it's very unlikely to find c:/bin, c:/lib,
> c:/home ... in a pure Windows installation. Usually Win stuff
> goes into C:\Program Files, or c:\WINNT. Moreover, being an
> experienced Unixian, I ( generally ;) realize what are the
> files I'm manipulating !
>
Not all first users of Cygwin are UNIX literate. Some are only windows
literate wanting to learn UNIX. And still others just want a free build
environment.
Cheers,
=====
---
Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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