Cygwin, Chris, Corinna - thanks!

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 03:42:04AM +0000, Guy Harrison wrote:
>It has likely been over a decade since Chris blasted me into orbit over
>something I stuck my head over the parapet for(*).  Corinna I don't
>think I've ever wrangled with.  Nevertheless, with the New Year
>beckoning it is about time I acknowledged just how much easier life has
>been because of them both.
>
>I've had a few beers tonight but even so, am I correct in thinking
>cygwin has been around since windows2000?

Cygwin has been around since at least 1996, which predates me by a year.
Larry Hall would know, I think.  He was here before I was.

>(*) No can't remember.  Something about FreeCiv.  I wrote a sound
>kludge.  Chris made me see cygwin "is unix".
>
>Anyways, there is no windoze system that I've ever had control of, that
>I haven't stuck cygwin on.
>
>Carry on the good work & Merry Crimbo!

Thanks.

cgf

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