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Will Munich's Linux Desktops Be Running Windows?
An anonymous reader writes "Remember that story about the city of Munich choosing Linux to power 14,000 desktop computers? One aspect of this story that most people don't know about is that up to 80 percent of those Linux desktops will be equipped with VMWare, a virtual machine emulator, under which they will run Windows and Windows applications. That's right, folks: The majority of those 'Linux desktops' will be used to run ... Windows." This Gartner report from early June seems to be the one mentioned in the article, though I'm not sure exactly where Thurrott gets the 80% figure.
...is to buy out vmware like we did with blender. Then, we can hopefully get OEMs to start including windows UNDER Linux for increased features and stability. In addition, when Windows crashes, more options can be granted. If we can get Linux as the base for Windows, then people may start developing programs directly for Linux that bypass Windows altogether.
Maybe inside VMWare'd Windows they can run a Mac emulator, too.
Must... not... give in... to... M$ propaganda...
...owwww...
/me is dead.
[gurgle]
Just like you can always stick a wooden box with the word "OPEN MAZDA" written on it inside your car in case you don't want to pay money for a real engine.
think of it as having a terrarium.
like in your own environment you have a model of a smaller environment for amusement and to archive
lesser lifeforms for sentimental reasons.
I'll keep mine alongside my giant carboy with an actual example of a wild billgates.I may actually replace him with it tho cause he kinda smells and sits around touching himself like a gibbon.
*Repent!Quit Your Job!Slack Off!The World Ends Tomorrow and You May Die!
Look at the slashboi banging his head against the keyboard and screaming "it can't be!!! it's not true!!!1! it's all FUD from M$!!!"
Now I don't think you want your kazaa shared directory moved onto public rdesktop servers...
This is just the equivalent to 'checking into Betty Ford' for those users still addicted to MS Cocai^H^H^H^H^HOffice etc. No need to force them to go cold turkey.
Once they are straight, they can go off the VMWare medication.
MrCreosote Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump! "You're right! There isn't enough room to swing a cat in here!"
I think you guys missed the obvious advantage of using VMWare to run Windows - you can reboot Windows faster in the case of the a BSOD :)
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If running Windows on Linux lets them do whatever they need to do, then who are we to criticize them?
We are Slashdot. You must be new here. :)
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-- Ryan Stiles
Wow, I'm going out to buy Windows XP now!!!
Don't drop the soap, Tommy!
"Crash"? What do you mean when you say an operating system "crashes"? Oh wait...I've been using Linux for some months now, and almost forgot about that...
Munich has over 100 Windows-only custom apps! They can't be expected just to switch to Linux and loose those overnight.
That's the first time I've ever seen the word lose mispelled and it still worked in the sentence. Kinda cool.
Comments on this article will fall into 4 categories: 1. "They have some legacy apps that they will migrate from Windows to UNIX slowly, maintain stability and control" 2. "They betrayed us and are a bunch of publicity-hungry Redmondites!!" 3. "Well, obviously, Linux sucks so of course they're using Windows on top of it" 4. "All your base are belong to us"
You like your new Mac more than you like me, don't you, Dave? Dave? I asked...She said Yes.
and the only way to run Office is to use VMWare.
I use Microsoft Office both on my home PC and my work laptop (when necessary, which is, unfortunately, often). They both run Linux. I use CrossoverOffice, which is a commercial version of Wine.
So, there are ways other than vmWare, FYI.
I run MS Office on my laptop using Windows 2000! I've heard of people using Windows NT, XP, 95 and 98 too! There's lots of ways to run it!
Windows 3.1.1 runs fine on my Pentium 4, the problem is that i can't find any software to run on it....
Don't call me back. Give me a call back. Bye. So yeah. But bye our, well, but alright we are on a shirt this chill.
Okay. So we know that the guys who put *stars* around words for emphasis instead of, say, using a few html tags for a similar effect are dual booting.
That much has been established.....
Hell, I've seen more profesional things on Burbon Street.
Hey now, don't knock Bourbon Street's professionalism. I was very expertly pick-pocketed there.
It's Paul Thurrott, not Thurott.
In either case it has embedded rot.
I doubt the government is going to be playing Q3 deathmatch on their systems, or watching a huge amount of pr0n) that the average 'Doze or 'Nuxers need for their computing "experience".
Actually, the reason they chose Linux in the end was the fact that Quake3 performance increased by 5% when switching OS. (Note: Actual statistics isn't the ones I made up on the spot, but from my own experience, they are merely 40% lies).
As for porn, they'll probably use the DVD Player next to them, or load Xine.
According to reliable sources, VMWare would only be used for the advanced Microsoft AI known as Clippy.
oss rox nubz.
Game... blouses.
"I'm not sure exactly where Thurrott gets the 80% figure"
As Vic Reeves would say "86.5% of statistics are made up on the spot".
Jaj
Where he gets most of his information - straight out of his ass.
pr0n - keeping monitor glass spotless since 1981.