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Re: [LUG] Open Source applications for Windows

 

Rob Beard wrote:
> 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
>
>
>   
Does qemu have a windows version,  as march 08 issue of linux magazine 
shows vista running puppy Linux.  That could be another option, 

the list of developer related applications could be useful at a later 
date,  perhaps as a separate cd

we have the opendisc,  openeducationdisc,  how about a new project, open 
developerdisc. ?

Paul

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