At 04:47 PM 10/14/2004, Max Bowsher wrote:

>Cygwin is supposed to be unix-like. Packages shouldn't need to start applying win32 specific tricks, and when they do, it often compromizes the unix-like feel that is a major feature of Cygwin.

If cygwin used the unambiguous POSIX file flags and had close
to 100% compatibility with a unix filesystem (no pathname
ambiguity, case sensitive file names, valid filename characters
of \ < > : etc) then there would be little concern for security,
and it would be very rational to go with the unix flavor port.