[PLUG] tools for windows-haters?

[Larry Brigman]

On 7/13/07, Eric Wilhelm <scratchcomputing at gmail.com> wrote:
> Help!  I have to use windows to make cross-platform open source software
> work on windows so that windows users won't have an excuse to use
> windows.
>
> I've tried cygwin and sshd, but the login time (with key authentication)
> is about 2 seconds.  I can't find anything in the internets about slow
> sshd on cygwin.  But even if I could, I'm not sure that would solve the
> problem.
>
> What I really want is a remote shell with access to the gui (but not a
> gui shell), decent job control, tab complete.  You know: linux.  Is
> there any way to do this on win2k?
>
> I'm already suffering huge headaches with everything else that's wrong
> about windows, but the cmd shell makes me feel like I'm working through
> a fog and cygwin (if it doesn't make things foggier) is only a small
> flashlight vs the soup.
>
> Any suggestions on how I might minimize the swearing?
>

A could of options depending on what you are doing.
uwin - AT&T port of unix utilities to Windows.  Can be used at the
command line without
jumping into cygwin.
Programming Sharp Develop or Dev-C++.

The is also a slew of other things called a shell extender.  A large
group of them
is at http://www.shellcity.net
or http://www.shellfront.org/