Nov 062006
AÂ collection of free software tools originally developed by Cygnus Solutions to allow various versions of Microsoft Windows to act somewhat like a Unix system. It aims mainly at porting software that runs on POSIX systems (such as Linux systems, BSD systems, and Unix systems) to run on Windows with little more than a recompilation. Programs ported with Cygwin work best on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, but some may run acceptably on Windows 95 and Windows 98. Cygwin is currently maintained by employees of Red Hat, Netapp and others.Â