my package list
This is a list of packages that I usually install when setting up cygwin on a machine.
docbook-xsl (for docbook)
ghostscript
git
git gui
gitk
gnupg (for pgp encryption)
libxslt (for docbook)
make
openssh (for ssh connections)
patch
patchutils
pdftk
rsync
rxvt
(a better terminal option than the default, which is Windows cmd.exe)
subversion
tidy
tiff
vim
zip
preferred mirrors
ftp://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net