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A Virtualized Linux System For Windows

Posted by kdawson on from the bill-in-the-middle dept.

getupstandup1 writes "Ulteo today unveiled their Virtual Desktop (screenshots, download) which is a free, full Linux desktop that runs seamlessly on Windows. It's interesting because it's not running under Xen or VMWare, but instead uses the coLinux patch, which they claim allows the system to achieve 'great performance, close to a native installation on the PC.' No need to reboot the system anymore to switch from Windows to Linux." We discussed Ulteo when the Ubuntu-derived distro was announced a year back.

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  1. Just wondering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One linux is a linux
    What if you have two? Is it "linuxes", or "linii", or what???

    I ask because a friend of mine... ah never mind.

  2. Re:As opposed to... andLinux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No one cares about what you're listening to.

  3. Re:As opposed to... andLinux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Parent may be Offtopic, but also Insightful.

    Grandparent: If you want to share your opinion with others, then do so. But no one gives a fuck about what music you are listening to. If you want to promote your favorite band, go buy Google ads. If you want to comment, thats also fine, but leave out stuff that nobody cares about.
    Reading what your taste of music is, is a waste of time.[1]

    [1] Insert joke "you are reading slashdot and talk about 'waste of time'?" here

  4. Don't criticize the Holy Trinity of the Internet by fistfullast33l · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ubuntu, Apple, and Barack Obama.

    Honorable Mention: Ron Paul

    Special Slashdot Addition: Nintendo