I bought win4lin and vmware about the same time. Win4Lin now sits collecting
dust whilst vmware is able to recompile and get used on my 2.4.1 kernel
system. While I like the operations and a few other things of Win4Lin
better, it is rapidly losing ground as it loses the ability to compete.
On Wednesday 21 February 2001 11:15 am, you wrote:
> Regarding the Nth (N == a large number) query to NeTraverse (this time
> by Richard Fish) about when the 2.4.x version of W4L is going to be
>
> out we get this from Mike Badger:
> :: But to answer your question about 2.4, we don't have a set time line
> :: at this time.
> ::
> :: Thanks,
> :: Mike Badger
> :: NeTraverse
>
> Forgive the vituperative tone of my note but this is a useless
> non-answer. I (and I suspect many, many others who use W4L) are
> growing more and more impatient with NetTraverse for giving this sort
> of answer. It was fine when 4.0.0 came out. It was slightly annoying
> when 4.0.1 came out. But, for goodness sake, its been months now.
>
> I, for one, have not been able to use your (very useful) software
> for weeks on my 2.4 machine (which I must run for my research).
>
> The only reason I can think of why NeTtraverse is not saying is that
> they have no intention of putting it out until a bone fide Linux
> distribution like RH or Mdk does so. If this is the case then say
> so. If I told my boss that I had "no time line" on my (very
> open-ended) research he'd fire me.
>
> I'm getting very close to "firing" W4L and going with VMware, even
> though it is far more expensive and far less easy to use. And once
> I do that, I won't be back.
>
> So please, how about some _real_ answers here. What _is_
> the problem? All we'd like is some useful, _truthful_ explanation.
>
> You _must_ have a time line. You _must_ know where you are and how
> much more there is to do! If you don't then may I suggest that your
> software managers need to be replaced.
>
> Dean S. Messing
> Information Systems Technologies Dept.
> Sharp Laboratories of America
> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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