John and all,
I really love PortableApps, and my dream would be to have the same little usb key working on windows, linux and mac os. I ran into http://openlina.org and it seems to me that this project makes that dream achievable. I could, of course, do my own open source project to merge the 2 concepts (PortableApps + OpenLina) but it would make much more sense that it comes from PortableApps.com.
Any thoughts?
-Lionel
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Being able to maybe run Linux apps on Windo$e would be nice. I have quite a few around...
Amarok and Frozen Bubble 2. I'll look into this ;).
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook
To run Linux apps on Windows you can use AndLinux. Could be also made portable.
...Need a web URL to find out more about this "AndLinux".
Any more description you could provide would be helpful as well (is it a compatibility layer, WINE derivative, etc. ...)..
"I don't hate cats...as long as they stay on the freeway, where they belong."
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Ummm...can't you search? It would've taken much less time to search google and find out all the info than to post what you did.
http://andlinux.org/, it`s basically a preconfigured colinux.
It`s similar to WINE. You could call it also "LINE".
AndLinux brings the linux kernel to windows. All linux applications can run on windows with look and feel of linux. It`s not an emulator, it provides the api and it`s nearly fast like running the app native on linux.
but to run an app (the exact same one) on linux, windows and mac. Take Thunderbird for example, you have your mailbox configured, your address book... What you want is to use the same app with your data (only 1 app not 3 ports) on linux, windows, mac and more maybe. For now, openlina is not ready yet for that end goal, it is in a too early stage, but it will allow that in the future.
There was a user that made a big shout about making real portable apps for linux, not putting them in WINE, but having them run on their own. It seems to have fizzled out.
https://portableapps.com/node/570
https://portableapps.com/node/6111
One of the retorts that people make is that many of the apps on this site are already part of a lot of Linux distros, so why bother?
Two problems with that:
1. You still want your ported settings, etc.
2. You shouldn't HAVE to depend on whatever apps are installed on the host machine, that's why we use PortableApps! Besides, there are enough distros out there without key apps like Firefox, OOo, Thunderbird, etc.
Anyway, I'd really like to see someone pick up this project again. And please correct me if I've missed an obvious answer in my search....
I made this half-pony, half-monkey monster to please you.
I got exited but I see them typing alot....
"If you wish to create LINA applications without making your source code available to the public, the LINA programming libraries and compiler may be used under the terms of our commercial license."
scince when is that possible!!?
You are right. This is because they are under GPL and not LGPL. To make an app running under lina, you need to compile the app using their libraries. As they are under GPL, the code of the app to be compiled has to be GPL as well. That's why libs like bison/flex for example are now LGPL (first L for lesser) so that you can use them with commercial software.
For PortableApps this limitation may not be such an issue as most af the portable apps here are already open source.
Lina / OpenLina
All I got was "Your point is?"
~Lurk~