>> Or, more likely, "we just took our C sources and recompiled them on 
>> top of a POSIX emulator, so we can't do anything that POSIX doesn't 
>> support / the emulator doesn't implement".
> 
> Yes. Altho I don't think that's really the case.

It is sometimes.

Like, there are several CLI tools which are just recompiled against 
Cygwin to make a "Windows port", and you find that all sorts of strange 
things break when you do that.

> Maybe I'm just getting sick of half-assed technology, tho.

I know *I* am. But it's not like you can do anything about it... I used 
to think you could, but apparently you can't.

>>> And some people wonder why FOSS feels klunky on Windows.
>>
>> Heh, well, the *really* fun thing is when you have to install GTK+ 
>> before the program will run... We all know what happens then. ;-)
> 
> Actually, I don't think I do.

...the program uses the GTK+ look and feel, rather than behaving like a 
native Windows application?

Than again, on Linux it seems each program has its own totally different 
look and feel, so...

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