[sllug-members]: Novell & M$

[Michael Heath]

This really isn't possible. You'd have to emulate the complete windows
environment and API; you can't make every Windows driver suddenly work on
Linux via a compatability layer or some kind of conversion process. Windows
drivers from simple libraries to advanced executables. To work with Linux,
these drivers would have to make consistent use of the same APIs, and not
try to do anything other than that. Unfortunately, a lot don't do that.

On 11/20/06, rog <circle at utahweb.com> wrote:
>
> What I meant was.   Example:  I want to be able to use the standard
> Windows
> printer drivers with Linux.  Or the standard Windows modem drivers with
> Linux.  M$ has kept the use of Linux down by (smells like) sweetheart
> deals
> with hardware manufacturers to make sure some hardware only works with
> Windows.
>
> What I read about Wine and virtualization stuff.  (and I have never really
> tried it).  is that it sounds as unstable as Windows.  Often not always
> easy
> to install.
>
> Adam.  Sounds like you want to be able to run the Windows versions of
> programs (like games) under Linux.   That also would be interesting.
>
> Please enlighten me as to where I am wrong.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Barrett" <dragen at gmail.com>
> To: "Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions" <sllug-members at sllug.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 4:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: Novell & M$
>
>
> > Or maybe a port of Windows for Virtualization without special Hardware?
> >
> > On 11/20/06, rog <circle at utahweb.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >   I wonder if one of the Novell employees can tell us.  Will this
> merger
> > > include Novell getting all the Interface requirements that Windows
> uses
> to
> > > mate up to hardware drivers?  Like dial-up modems (win modems) and
> printers?
> > >
> > > How soon will we see a Linux package to do those things?
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