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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Zombie9920 on 10 November 2003, 00:01

Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: Zombie9920 on 10 November 2003, 00:01
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/25/154250 (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/25/154250)
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: hm_murdock on 10 November 2003, 00:09
old news.

no doubt someone is already working on a way around it
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: Xeen on 10 November 2003, 00:13
Already posted long ago...
http://forum.microsuck.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000302 (http://forum.microsuck.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000302)


 
quote:
Originally posted by The Merciless Darth Jimmy James:
old news.

no doubt someone is already working on a way around it



There's nothing to work around. Linux will work the same as it always did on the new VPC. They just removed Linux from the list of templates for virtual pc's. But you can still select "Other OS" and install whatever you want.
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: Zombie9920 on 10 November 2003, 00:20
Bleh, it was new news to me. My bad. ;P


I was under the impression that the removal of Linux support meant that it won't run nativley in Linux anymore. I don't really see how an accurate x86 emulator could break compatibility with any x86 OS that you would run on it.
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: psyjax on 10 November 2003, 00:32
quote:
Originally posted by Viper:
Bleh, it was new news to me. My bad. ;P


I was under the impression that the removal of Linux support meant that it won't run nativley in Linux anymore. I don't really see how an accurate x86 emulator could break compatibility with any x86 OS that you would run on it.



Which means that M$ is obvioulsy going out if it's way to be anti-competative.

This would be the equivilant of building a car that only uses M$ fule, even though it should perfectly capable of using other fules.
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: Zombie9920 on 10 November 2003, 01:11
I agree with you. It is underhanded and anti-competitive.
Title: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Removes Linux Support
Post by: LordWiccara on 11 November 2003, 03:27
quote:
Originally posted by Viper:
It is underhanded and anti-competitive.


The history od M$ summed up in a simple phrase...