Win4Lin
 

Anybody else out there using this? My buddy has it and thinks it's an excellent product. Essentially, it takes win9X, installs it, makes Linux do all the hardware calls, and makes win98 into an application. If it crashes, just reopen like that. The best part is that there isn't any speed loss from just running it in straight windows. I'm oversimplifying it so read up here:

http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=323&pid=1178

http://www.netraverse.com/


Some are going to take offence at the notion of this thing. It basically is trying to make it so that some of the Open Source efforts have been minimalized. However, I think it's great. Why limit yourself to just 1 OS? Win98 was the one that I liked. WinXP was the one I don't like. Linux + Win98 sounds good to me (as bastardly as that sounds).

Thoughts?

There is a special Gentoo version of this too.

I'd just as soon not use it, but options are good. Still, it's my general belief that if alternatives are to get better, then people have to start using them.

I have a spare computer that I would like to try this on. I will keep all posted!

I agree with SecretMethod70 on us having to use alternatives. I think, for me personally, this is for when there's is no alternative(which is becoming few and far between now).