It's not only virtualise Linux on windows but also to make windows run nice on top Linux.
Hasanuddin Abu Bakar ------------------------------- Ubuntu embedded developer/tester https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bizkut Get FireGPG for your Firefox! http://getfiregpg.org PGP Public Key http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD25748FC1754D52DAFA5EA8EC5A1B11965D43C5C&op=index Sent from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:06 PM, sweemeng<[email protected]> wrote: > > Because there is always someone that think windows is the solution for > everything........ > But on the positive side, it allows linux to go into a windows only > development house.... > > On Aug 29, 9:46 am, Raja Iskandar Shah <[email protected]> > wrote: >> stupid question - why would anyone want to virtualise linux on windows ? >> >> this looks more like a pot-shot at vmware. >> >> hopefully, the drivers can be useful for wine - i still cant get a good >> accounting software alternative that runs on linux as compared to ubs >> accounting, peachtree or quickbooks. >> >> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Ditesh Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Eric Yeoh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> I guess the whole hoo-hah was due to the fact that MS finally decides >> >> to contribute something for the GNU/Linux ecosystem rather than just >> >> flinging FUD at it. >> >> > i believe they did not have much choice in the matter - they were forced to >> > open it up thanks to the GPL. >> >> > what we have been seen in the last few weeks is spin doctoring, which >> > malaysian media has been eating up without question. foreign media isnt >> > that >> > kind :) >> >> > ditesh > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
