Beginner of open source software

I am familiar with software development using Microsoft Visual Studio(C/C++), but I don’t know how to
use Linux.

When I want to use Agar, FreeSG, and CADTools, I encounter many new softwares and ideas, such as CygWin,
bsdbuild, etc.

I want to use CADTools to help develop my CAD/CAM software in manufacturing. 
So I have to study some knowledge about Linux and CygWin, gcc, is it right?

If I hope to use my CAM software in Windows, do I have to develop CADTools using MSVC, or CygWin+gcc is ok?

Perhaps my problem is naive and funny, but I’m a beginner, I hope someone can help me.

Can you introduce some books or articles about how to develop by using open source software? Thank you!


2009-04-28 

Liang Quan
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