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by kazinator 416 days ago
Cygwin is based on Newlib, which is based on numerous sources of BSD origin.

Cygwin strives for certain Linux compatibilities; the project's motto, right under the title on the cygwin.com page, is "Get that Linux feeling - on Windows".

The userland in Cygwin is based on GNU Coreutils, and such.

MinC is going for a BSD userland; its motto could be "Get that BSD feeling - on Windows".