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I immediately recognized the `pact` tool to be a clone of `apt-cyg`. Did a search on the repo source to confirm (https://github.com/babun/babun/blob/45484c55a3b017248329ddd5...). It seems as if the author of Babun is trying to pass off apt-cyg as his own creation.

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Going down the list of Babun features, it doesn't look like much more than repackaged cygwin. I thought pact was the biggest innovation, but as a clone of an existing project it seems misleading to call this "a new Windows shell."

It isn't without value, as others have said cygwin could be made more usable out-of-the-box, but a little more credit should be given where credit is due.

I also noticed this. I immediately thought ot myself, "How is this any different than my current set up with Cygwin and apt-cyg?"

Surprise: It's not!

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