From: Michael R. <mic...@fr...> - 2008-01-26 05:08:23
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Christopher D. Clausen wrote: > Running coLinux is certinaly not as safe and easy as running a piece of > Java code in a VM. Never thought that this could become the biggest problem. If so, why this project exists then? Just for fun and to show that it`s possible? Sure not, what? > Also be aware of security implications of doing such things. Java is > somewhat sandboxed, coLinux is not. CoLinux can crash your computer. Is this a big problem? No workarround? > Why would one just not use a Windows version of apt to install native > Windows software? > > For instance: http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/projects/Wipt/ There is no big package archive like the one from debian. And realistic, I doub`t there will ever be one. So this program may be nice but it lacks contributers. > Again, why not just port these things to run on Windows? Porting is sometimes complicated. Ok, if you use platform portable libs then it`s much more easy. But often the program was native for one platform only, then users started asking for a port. If it`s using linux specific libs or posix api or specific things like /proc/cpuinfo which windows does not provide then porting is not so easy. Another reason is that there are tons of programs. Why "10.000" people start porting all those apps if just 1 project could allow to run all linux native programs also on windows because of this "trick"? > And windows has a packaging technology that uses MSI files. Just > download an MSI and install. Why mess with a non-native system for > software installs? It is complicated and will certainly always be more > dificult than just using native software. I see you are not that convicted of my idea. :) No offense at all. May I ask why you are interested in this project? |