Hari, Just like in the case of the accounting company, you can attempt to run the software on GNU/Linux versions. Sometime back there was a discussion in this community about porting Win libraries to GNU/Linux so that software which are not supported Wine ( http://www.winehq.org/ ) can be supported.
I think a good starting point could be trying out with http://www.playonlinux.com/en/ & then if the application is not supported, look for Wine directly supporting it. I am hoping one of this should work. If still issues are pending, we can look into the issues are perhaps take it up as an academic project - ie by students. I can help with finding the students and mentoring in whatever way I can contribute. If the community is ready to support & above all if you can guide the students with the requirements etc, we can make it a reality. PS: I am not a big fan of Tally. Its a medicore software compared to other preparatory alternatives like various quickbook versions, SAGE, Xero etc but they have managed to force the end users to use Tally by pushing it via Charted accountants. If someone is struggling so much to run Tally on other platforms, he/she might have first looked into other alternatives out there. (I feel bit better as I could I shed my frustration of being forced to use Tally as Govt departments, CA everyone just wants this substandard tool & to manage accounts, we need to use proper tools making us spend double the amount than what it is required.)
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