VM Enables 'Write-Once, Run Anywhere' Linux Apps

An anonymous reader writes "A startup will soon launch 'a kind of holy software grail,' according to an article at LinuxDevices. The dual-licensed technology is claimed to enable more or less normal Linux applications to run — without requiring recompilation — under Windows, Mac, or Linux, with a look and feel native to each. 'As with Java, Lina users will first install a VM specific to their platform, after which they can run binaries compiled not for their particular OS, but for the VM, which aims to hide OS-specific characteristics from the application. Lina comprises a platform-specific application that virtualizes the host PC's x86 processor... A lightly modified Linux kernel (2.6.19, for now) runs on top of the VM. Under the Linux kernel is a filesystem with standard Linux libraries modified to map resources such as library, filesystem, and system calls to analogous resources on the host platform.' Further details, including an entertaining video or two are at OpenLina.com"

Comments

Humor

[Anonymous Coward]

From the LINA FAQ:

Q: What does LINA stand for?
A: LINA is not an acronym.

Re:Humor

[maxwell demon]

I've heared they renamed MIT. It's now named "MIT Institute of Technology"

From the FAQ

[ozric99]

Q: What programming languages is LINA written in?
A: For performance reasons, we've written LINA in C and C++.

Why not just write the VM in Java, then it'll be truly portable, right? Right..?

Re:Huh?

[the_mushroom_king]

This is slashdot. You lost me at "girlfriend".

WTF is that?

Re:why Windows has a 'run' command

[shmlco]

Actually, knowing how to spell hinders typing Linux commands...