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Subject: Re: [Distutils] Call for information - What assumptions can I make about Unix users' access to Windows?
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On 7 November 2014 16:52, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> If I was required to provide packages for MS Windows, the only viable
> solutions would be those that don't involve me obtaining an MS Windows
> instance myself.

For that usage, an Amazon EC2 AMI sounds ideal, as the license costs
are covered by the AWS costs (which are zero, if you're on the free
usage tier).

Paul