Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

[Eljo]

I mean without VM ore WINE. I know there is a Spanish Linux that writes that it does but are there more?

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05541

[AboveTheLogic]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

http://www.linux-xp.com/

I recently read about that, I've never used it and it costs money.

[Eljo]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

That what I mean but it should be free

[Telengard]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

I mean without VM ore WINE.
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05541

No. It isn't possible to run Windows programs on any operating system without one of the following:

• Windows compatible libraries and API (Wine does this)
• Microsoft's own Windows libraries and API (would require license from Microsoft)

Without either one of those two, not even Windows itself could run Windows programs.

[Detonate]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

Without an in depth examination, I would suspect that both of those are Linux distributions with wine preinstalled. They both talk about importing settings from the browser and such, but you can do that now.

[Telengard]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

Without an in depth examination, I would suspect that both of those are Linux distributions with wine preinstalled

Yep, I suspect they both use Wine combined with configurations files customized for specific apps. I'm only guessing though, because I can't find any detailed information at all on the Linux XP website linked above.

I suppose it is conceivably possible that Linux XP uses proprietary libraries officially licensed from Microsoft. That would be very strange, but maybe they could do it if they are under contract to reveal nothing about the inner workings of their compatibility.

It's just difficult to know anything about it since there's no detailed information available to the public at large.

[baucha15]

Re: Is there a English Linux version that also runs windows apps?

As of Linux XP I tried searching in wikipedia which describes it in the first line as :

Linux XP is a shareware Linux distribution designed to imitate Windows environment using GNOME desktop; it can run some Microsoft Windows programs using Wine compatibility layer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_XP


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