Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:07:00 +0000 From: Guy Dawson <guy@crossflight.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: microsoft windows services for linux Message-ID: <40165464.5040605@crossflight.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20040120234358.0667bb7e@vixen42.> References: <400DFED8.9060105@vbservices.net> <20040120234358.0667bb7e@vixen42.>
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kitsune wrote: > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 23:23:52 -0500 > mjoyner <mjoyner@vbservices.net> wrote: > > >>>Windows Services for Unix is a compatibility layer that runs on >>>Linux to allow legacy Win32 applications to be compiled and used >>>on Linux. For applications which cannot be compiled, it features >>>an emulation package similar to WINE, but with all of the hidden >>>APIs implemented and with support for .NET web services. >>>Additionally, it also features a suite of GUI-based Linux >>>administration tools patterned off the GUI applications used to >>>configure Windows 2000. >> >>Anyone tried to get this Microsoft beast running? > > > Where did you grab that from? I all ways thought it was something to > give Windows a more unix like enviroment, like cygwin does... It is. It's a POSIX subsystem for Windows. MS hope it will encourage programs to be ported from UNIX(tm etc) to Windows. > I downloaded the free 3.5 one lately, and did not see any thing about > it running on linux. I think the OP has got it back to front... Guy -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Dawson I.T. Manager Crossflight Ltd guy@crossflight.co.uk 07973 797819 01753 776104 ********************************************************************** This email contains the views and opinions of a Crossflight Limited employee and at this stage are in no way a direct representation of Crossflight Limited. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. To ensure the integrity and appropriate use of its email system, Crossflight Limited reserves the right to examine any email held on its email system or sent to or from it. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. We strongly recomend that you check this email with your own virus software as Crossflight Limited will not be held responsible for any damage caused by viruses as a result of opening this email. **********************************************************************
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