- win32 GNU :
- Motivation :
- Cygwin vs Native :
- Apps: Network/Internet :
- Apps: Audio/Video :
- Apps: Graphics :
- Apps: Office/Business :
- Apps: Printing :
- Apps: PDF Printing :
- Apps: GhostPCL :
- Apps: Software Devel :
- Apps: Editors :
- Apps: Utilities :
- Apps: Education :
- App Links :
cygwin vs native
Cygwin is an emulation layer that allows many Linux tools to run under windows without a massive amount of code changes. I expecially like the X window port.
In theory, a native port (software compiled specificly for the target, windows in this case...) will be faster. In practice, I've never seen a noticeable difference on the command line apps or the GUI apps once the x server is running. And Cygwin/X is pretty quick these days...
Also, the file dialogs under a cygwin app look like a unix filesystem. It freaks some people out when the c:\ drive is suddenly /cygdrive/c/
cygwin vs. native comparison
Cygwin Native win32
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Gimp
Cygwin Gimp
native
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gVim
Cygwin gVim
native