Hi, I can write up a page on coLinux, WUBI, andLinux, etc... I agree that running Linux inside Windows is not optimal but The transition (from Windows to Linux + Windows in a box) requires to reinstall windows under Linux.
Where&How can I update the wiki? Thanks, Tal. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/1/29 Yossi Gil <yossi....@gmail.com>: > > Tal, I missed that note of yours. As you can all tell, I am not a big > expert > > on distributions and the myriad of products. (I used to have a good > > understanding of the basic concepts, old kernel structure and the such, > but > > not much more.) > > > > Anyway, I checked a bit about andLinux and about coLinux. They seem like > > good idea. I only knew about WUBI. Perhaps we should make a short web > page > > describing alternatives for running Linux inside windows, so that > interested > > students could do it? It would be real good if this is in Hebrew. We > could > > put this page on the SSDL wiki, so that there is a joint editing effort? > > > > Anyone here interested in drafting something? This does not have to be > full > > well balanced review, but just a summary so that interested people could > > check out the alternatives themselves? > > > > I hav enever used those technologies (I don't have Windows) but from > gut feeling I think that having a real dual boot, or a single boot > with Windows in VirtualBox, would be best. Running Linux inside of > Windows sounds like having the terrible application selection of > Linux, with the terrible stability and resourcefullness of Windows. A > lose-lose situation. > > -- > Dotan Cohen > > http://what-is-what.com > http://gibberish.co.il > > א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת > ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي > А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я > а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я > ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü >
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