Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> I.e., "I find Windows difficult because it's not made for nerds by nerds, so 
>> to make it as nerdy as Linux, I have to download some free programs and 
>> install them." :-)
> 
>   Most of which are very specific, support only a limited amount of
> functionalities, cannot be chained to perform more complex operations,
> are often inconvenient to use, large and heavy, and litter your system
> with tons of setup files and registry entries which it will leave there
> even after you uninstall the app. 

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

Jeez, you're really harsh on those GNU guys.  Most of those programs are 
simple stand-along .exe files.

But that's OK. I understand that you're more into bitching about Windows 
than you are in improving your experience, so carry on.

 > Also if they do very low-level stuff,
> they usually don't integrate very well with Windows and its own apps
> (such as Windows Explorer).

Well, duh. How well does grep integrate with GNOME?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Linux: Now bringing the quality and usability of
   open source desktop apps to your personal electronics.

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