Re: [Mingw-users] Speculation on the name "mingw"

[Bruce D. <bru...@bi...>]

Isn't it really just gcc for the win32 host with native runtime?  Whereas
cygwin is gcc for the win32 host with cygwin runtime?  Playing devil's
advocate, why does mingw have a name at all?

Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Telting" <tel...@mi...>
To: "Mingw32 Mailing List" <min...@li...>
Sent: September 24, 2000 9:49 AM
Subject: [Mingw-users] Speculation on the name "mingw"


> Now I don't want to ruffle any feathers.  Lets just pretend
> a new name was desired.
>
> What would be appropriate alternative names for the native
> gcc, tools, and w32api libraries which we now refer to as
> "mingw"?
>
> Or, is can anyone think of a redefiniton for what the letters
> in "ming" or "mingw" stand for?
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