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+recommended packages to install in cygwin's setup
+if you're going to use cygwin on windows:
+
+first, keep all the standard packages that cygwin will enable.
+second, add these packages to get the full recommended set...
+
+===========
+
+using apt-cyg (https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg),
+this is the only command needed:
+
+apt-cyg install bc crypt emacs email expect gcc-g++ git gitk gvim inetutils \
+  libcrypt-devel libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel make mutt ncftp openssh \
+  openssl-devel perl python subversion time unzip util-linux vim xinit \
+  xterm zip
+
+
+===========
+
+list broken out by category:
+
+shells:
+  python
+  perl
+
+network:
+  ncftp
+  openssh
+
+editors:
+  vim
+  gvim
+  emacs
+
+revision control:
+  git
+  gitk
+  subversion
+
+general tools:
+  bc
+  expect
+  util-linux
+  inetutils
+  email
+  mutt
+  unzip
+  zip
+  crypt
+  time
+
+libraries:
+  libcurl-devel
+  libgnutls-devel 
+  openssl-devel
+
+build tools:
+  gcc4
+  make
+
+x window support:
+  xterm
+  xinit
+