[ANNOUNCE] Cooperative Linux

[Kurt Wall]

In a 1.6K blaze of typing glory, David A. Bandel wrote:
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> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:51:38 -0500
> Dan Aloni <da-x at gmx.net> (by way of Douglas J Hunley 
> <doug at hunley.homeip.net>) wrote:
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> > The bottom line is that it allows us to run Linux on an unmodified
> > Windows 2000/XP system in a practical way (the user just launches
> > an app), and it may eventually bring Linux to a large sector of
> > desktop computer users who wouldn't even care about trying to install
> > a dual boot system or boot a Linux live CD (like Knoppix).
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> Why on earth would anyone want to build a house on quicksand?

It's an interesting project, though. I'm not interested in using it,
but I'm sure there are some (many?) that might see it as a way to
try Linux without having to commit to it.

> Linux == stability
> Windoze == instability

No argument over here.

> Windoze on Linux == OK arrangement
> Linux on Windoze == BSOD that takes Linux out with it
> 
> Not very bright if you ask me.

I'm happy not to have to rely on Windows for anything. I do keep a box
around to run the occasional game and for testing purposes, but for
absolutely everything else, I use Linux or Solaris (yes, I have an
Ultra 10 with Solaris 8 here). They do everything I need done more
reliably.

Best,

Kurt
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