Where to get Linux executables for Windows

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Author: Chris Gehlker
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Subject: Where to get Linux executables for Windows
On Feb 6, 2004, at 10:49 AM, Craig White wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 09:49, Chris Gehlker wrote:
>> On Feb 6, 2004, at 9:26 AM, Don Calfa wrote:
>>
>>> I saw a site somewhere where you can download the command line tools
>>> that Linux uses for Windows.
>>
>> These are free as in beer and fairly well reviewed:
>> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=896c9688
>> -601b-44f1-81a4-02878ff11778&DisplayLang=en>
>>
>> I haven't had occasion to use them myself.
> ---
> I've been using SFU 2.2 - this is the 3.5 beta


Actually it's the 3.5 release version.
>
> of course you need a Microsoft Passport account to access
>
> ;-)
>
> Interestingly enough, the page had a link to
> <http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/facts/default.asp>
>
> where I can get the facts on Windows and Linux such as...
>
> Lower Windows Staffing Costs Provide a TCO Advantage Over Linux
> and
> Windows Server 2003 Far Less Expensive to Operate Than Linux Mainframe
> and
> Microsoft.NET Development Platform Delivers 25% Lower Development and
> Support Costs than J2EE/Linux
>
> This is valuable info...


Well, you could respond with the acronym for this product... 'SFU'.