14 Jun
2013
14 Jun
'13
6:13 p.m.
On 6/14/2013 5:14 PM, Peter Corlett wrote:
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 05:09:54PM -0600, ben wrote:
[...]
THAT IS NOT RUNNING WINDOWS*
* 6 almost works. The whole point is if you are writing unix software
why are you on a windows machine? While a PC does count as real computer
I/O, CPU, Memory what was a *real machine* back then and what CPU.
Ben.
Umm... How do you write Unix software if you are
running windows?
I pick the first off this list based on what the client and/or their
bureaucracy permits me to do:
1) Ignore the client-provided Windows box and do everything on my own Mac
laptop.
2) Wipe said Windows box and install a real operating system.
3) Check my bank balance and/or the job market to decide whether I am in a
position to fire a client that's being silly.
4) Install virtualisation software and boot up a real operating system.
5) Install PuTTY and ssh to a real computer.
6) Install Cygwin and/or other development tools, and hope I don't accidentally
write something non-portable.
7) Give up, because it is impossible to write software now that the client has
vetoed all possible means, so just tread water until my finances and/or the
job market improves then fire the client.