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Windows Services for Unix 3.5 review

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Saturday 11 September 2004, 4:30 PM

I needed cvs and didn't like wincvs at all. This worked best.


I've been happy with it for running scripts. Porting source is not easy. However, all of the applications I wanted were available from the Interix tool library. The NFS support was useful too.

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Overview

Windows Services for Unix 3.5

Editors rating
Rating: 7.0
Verdict

Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix will be most useful if you've already made the decision to switch platforms. This free download will also make life easier for Unix experts who need to use a Windows desktop system.

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Free

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