Re: [Cvs-dev] Permissions oddity at download.savannah.nongnu.org

[Jim Hyslop]

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Derek R. Price wrote:
> I tend to think the things Cygwin does are strange too, but I haven't
> analyzed the problem enough to tell you I could implement a better
> filesystem with UNIX semantics that sat on top of *and* integrated
> pretty smoothly with Windows.  All things considered, I'm generally
> grateful they do as well as they do.  :)

As am I - understanding the intricate details of one operating system is
difficult enough, and I admire those who undertand enough about two
different systems to pull them together.

> I've got all my uploads scripted from UNIX now, but I previously found
> WinSCP <http://winscp.net> pretty useful when working from Windows.
> It's GPL and has a GUI interface to SCP, including drag & drop support.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out.

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Jim Hyslop
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