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Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows?
linux slacker writes "Ignalum Linux 'is an intuitive graphical environment that works right out of the box and offers unrivaled compatibility with Microsoft Windows' or so says their website. The company is owned by four university students in Ontario, and one of their goals is to allow companies to incorporate Linux into their Windows environment, so users could still run Word, Excel and other popular Microsoft fare."
Companies could run this alongside their Unix workstations to help in their migration to Windows.
Just a thought!
...what happened to 1 through to 8? :)
If its really compatible it should be able to run also all those nice programs that are installed over the net automagically. :-)
You work there by any chance? :)
Veni, Vidi, Velcro!
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
dude, even windows isn't 100% compatible with windows, if it was why do you think so much effort has been put into linux??
Oh I forgot, the joys of debian install are reward enough.
"...or so says their website."
Uh, no. Their website doesn't say anything anymore. Indeed, it's apparently powered by something called "PostNuke".
/. --- because the net needed a gratuitous Heisenberg effect.
"Problem in Database Connection"
I can already tell this distribution isn't heading in the right direction. Their webserver isn't capable of handling a good 'ol slashdotting. Their inability to meet this mandatory prerequisite of having a linux distribution is startling and does not bode well at all.
Emacs, my friend.
they are targeting people using Windows already :)
I like the microsoft ads at the top of the slashdot page.
What is the world coming to?
Next thing you know Virus Scanners will allow certain virii made buy paying customers... oh wait that already happens.
...you think "pseudo" is spelled "sudo".
You should read this exchange between Daniel Ho of Ignalum and Henrick Omma of the OpenCD. Funny stuff, and it gives some insight into how these Ignalum guys approach the OSS community.
Does it have unrivalled compatability with all the worms and trojans too?
So, there I was, running Red Hat 7.3 on my desktop (yeah, I know, but it was quick and easy to install). I had a friend over who had never seen Linux before.
I opened KMail. "Oh, and the best part is, it's not running Windows, so you can't get any Windows e-mail viruses!" I boldly double-clicked on an attachment with a .scr extension.
WINE started up.
I had just infected my Linux workstation with a Windows e-mail virus.
Damn thing, actually associating all DOS/Windows binaries with WINE. Kind of undoes at least half of the security benefits of running Linux in the first place. [grumble]
Fire and Meat. Yummy.