I have few "real" performance issues with Cygwin as well. However, when I perform the same tasks in gnu/linux there is a noticeable speed increase. So what I me

I have few "real" performance issues with Cygwin as well. However, when I perform the same tasks in gnu/linux there is a noticeable speed increase. So what I mean to say is that Cygwin's performance isn't necessarily bad, it's just not as good as the real thing.