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Re: [LUG] Open Source applications for Windows

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:34:48 +0000
> Rob Beard wrote:
> 
>> Grant Sewell wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:16:26 +0000
>>> Neil Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> ? How are you expecting to support Ubuntu on Windows ?
>>> VirtualBox "OSE" with a pre-installed Ubuntu virtual-machine image?
>>>
>>> Grant.
>>>
>> Actually VirtualBox OSE is probably a good one to link to, that is 
>> assuming it's possible to download the Open Source version of
>> VirtualBox for Windows rather than just the proprietory version?
>>
>> Rob
> 
> <grumble>
> I didn't realise the versions linked on their page weren't the OSE
> edition.  Hmm... bit cheeky really as their "about the different
> versions" page (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions) clearly states:
> 
> "The VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) is the one that has been
> released under the GPL and comes with complete source code."
> 
> Surely, since they *only* provide the sources to the OSE edition it
> *should* read "... is the one that has been released under the GPL and
> comes *as* the complete source code."
> </grumble>
> 
> Grant.
> 

Yep, it's a shame, there are VirtualBox OSE packages in Ubuntu, why they 
can't pop some Windows binaries on their web site I don't know.

Rob


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