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Win4Lin 5.0 Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the necessity-calls dept.

uninet writes "About a month ago, NeTraverse contacted OfB Labs with an early release copy of Win4Lin 5.0, the follow-up to the already impressive Win4Lin 4.0 released in May 2002. Win4Lin, for those not familiar with it, offers near-native (or better) speed "virtualization" of a Windows box so that one can run Windows 9x (95/98/Me) inside GNU/Linux."

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  1. I fail to understand by Keri+Immos · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Somehow the group attitude here is that it's wrong for SCO to take licensed Linux code and use it in their own products, since it's protected under the GPL. Well, the way Windows works and it's GUI is protected under U.S. copyright law, yet you think it's unreasonable for people to criticize these coders who blatantly copy Windows. Anyone here can explain this phenomena to me?

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  2. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Why exactly does one need to run Windows at all? It seems Linux offers everything the average user would need.


    Macromedia applications, Photoshop, and range of other tools not quite perfected on linux.

    Lets admit it, Gimp fucking sucks. I don't know if it'll ever catch up to industry standard graphic editing apps, but currently it's just bad.
  3. Re:This is great news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh, shut, up. No one cares if you're a member of mensa. really. Many people here can qualify, but choose not to because most mensa wankers are pretensious snobs who equate IQ with value to society. In reality, most of the mensoids I've met are irksome, ill-adjusted freaks.

  4. Re:Help ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hallelujah : the Holy Pr0nity
    has finally coe among us :-)

  5. Re:The question is by Arker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    why would I want to run the any of the 9x-based Windows? 95 is pretty aweful (compared to what is available now); both 98 and Me have a pretty bloated feel. Unfortunately, the article does not seem to mention any of the new Windows, XP and 2K, which are arguably the best and therefore most desireable.

    What the hell have you been smoking?

    You've got it completely reversed. Trolling for modpoints?

    2k and XP are bloated as hell compared to 95 or 98. ME is a bloated pig, but with 98lite it can be made bearable. But XP and 2k are truly awesome bloatfests, no matter what you do with them.

    Windows emulation is for legacy apps, not for keeping up with the MS 'upgrade cycle.' It's a way to get off the treadmill, not to run it even more painfully.

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  6. Re:in other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How about you SUCK MY DICK on TOAST since YOUR confused?