gow vs MSYS2 : Which is Better?

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gow

Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native win32 binaries. Developed by Brent Matzelle

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Windows

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MSYS2

License: Open Source

Apps available for Windows

gow VS MSYS2 Feature comparision

Feature	gow	MSYS2
Developer Tools
Built-in SSH client
Telnet client
Host management
Terminal emulator
ANSI color support
Command line/bash
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Command line
Compatibility layers
Portable Linux
Portable
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving
Compiler
Regular updates
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
Quake-style
Customizable
Support for SFTP
X server
Stability
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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