wine? acturely in chinese, there is a project make Win32 program compatible with linux kernel in kernel : http://www.unifiedkernel.com/.
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:09 AM, srak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi - I would like to make a suggested function when developing the > Chome OS - MORE COMPATIBALITY, bridge the gap between Windows and > Chrome. > > There are too many business-programs that would have to be recoded, > it's the same issue that Apple has had when trying to expand their > business-side market share. It's why companies have had a hard time > switching over to Linux. Why can't Google create a section of the OS > where you could install and run programs that normally install on > Windows? > > An example would be the way DOS behaves on a Windows-based PC. There > are DOS executables where the menu is still in the DOS window. So, in > a google system you could either have a VB section that would run > Windows-based programs a user installs. Or, if there are legal issues > to this, maybe a user could purchase the additional license that would > run Windows inside Google's Chrome system. > > In the short term, it's going to be hard enough having support > companies learn a whole new system. Why add the immediate burden to > the software development community having to learn a whole new > language to convert their programs? What you could do is encourage > people to develop in Google's language over time because the speed and > effectiveness of the program directly installed on your system would > be better, while keeping the ability of having everyone switch over to > your OS now > > DOS originally was the base for Windows. It is not the base now but > is still kept in Windows because of the legacy applications and their > continued use. I think my own company would have the same situation, > we would want to move over to Google's new OS but can't because of > Windows applications we use that will not be re-coded to use in > Google's OS. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
