~~Kev
On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, J. Patrick Narkinsky wrote:
>
> Over the weekend, an idea occurred to me that I would be interested in
> developing. Unfortunately, I know squat about kernel programming --
> hence, I am looking for opinions.
>
> Basically, the idea would be to write a version of Linux that would run
> under Windows* as a regular process. Conceptually, this would be a lot
> like running under a micro-kernel, except that the kernel would be Win32,
> not Mach or whatever.
>
> The obvious first question: is this possible? I'm sure something could be
> done with ELKS or similar, but I don't want a dumbed down version -- I
> want something that I could run say WordPerfect for Linux on. What
> restrictions would something like this be subject to?
>
> The obvious second question: why would I want this? Basically, I work in
> an organization that is very MS-centric and would like to have access to
> my preferred environment at work. Unfortunately, I have to run several
> Microsoft packages, cannot afford to reboot from linux, and can't get a
> second computer. On the other hand, if this concept could be made to work
> well, I could run Linux in a Window on my NT box and switch back and forth
> seemlessly.
>
> Another good use would be to demonstrate linux for newbies. This would be
> very nice -- most people, once they try Linux, don't go back. The problem
> is that just trying it can be a stiff hurdle for the less technically
> adept.
>
> Finally, what would be involved in doing this? Obviously, if I'm going to
> have to re-write, from scratch, the scheduler, the mm code, etc. then its
> hardly worth-while. On the other hand, if I just need to implement a fake
> frame buffer, use UMSDOS and give up on direct hardware, that's doable.
>
> Opinions? (No flames, please)
>
> Patrick
>
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> J. Patrick Narkinsky
> patrick@narkinsky.ml.org
>
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> devil when he is the only explanation for it." -- Ronald Knox
>
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