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by AdrianRossouw 5117 days ago
in no way does cygwin make windows a unix workstation.
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bash, ssh, screen, rsync, cron, gcc, perl/python/ruby, X, and excellent terminal emulation.

Treat cygwin as just another unix variant and it will go pretty far. Windows native apps and virtualbox are guaranteed to cover any missed requirements.