[NCLUG] " . . . a name that is in itself genius . . . "

[bill ehlert]

http://netscape.zdnet.com:80/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820858,00.html


  http://www.lindows.com

 has a name that in itself is genius. It's
software that combines Linux and Windows without
violating any trademark or copyright--although I
bet Microsoft will sue at some point. The concept
is to make a cheap OS that runs both Linux and
Windows code, but that looks and runs like
Windows. The Lindows concept was dreamed up by
MP3.com entrepreneur Michael Robertson, and is
encountering skepticism. Nobody is taking it too
seriously except me. I think Lindows might fly if
it can conquer one simple roadblock, and that's
running Microsoft Office 97, 2000, and XP. If
Lindows can run these versions of Office, then
look out below. Bombs away.

<p>One reason I have high hopes for the Lindows
OS is that there is a 20-person team working on
it, not a 20,000-person team.

 Starting with the base Linux OS gave the Lindows
team a nice head start, after which all the team
had to do was translate Windows app-to-OS hooks.
The open-source WINE project helped out there.

  . . .

<p>Lindows may not succeed, but it's at least
possible. Even if Lindows comes close to success,
the product could beget the massive transition
that Microsoft perpetually fears.





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