Run Linux Applications On Windows and OS X

Posted March 23rd, 2008 by Taran

Via , I came across Open LINA:

LINA enables Linux applications to run on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX operating systems with native look and feel. GUI applications running on LINA are indistinguishable from the other applications on the user's machine because they utilize the native libraries of the underlying operating system. LINA integrates native Linux command line applications directly into the DOS, Mac OS X, or UNIX console. The configuration files of Web applications that run on LINA are fully accessible and editable.

You can read more here. I'll be trying it out; having Linux command line in the DOS prompt is a dream I've had that is the equivalent of dreams that adolescents don't talk about. This is really something useful, I think, and will also allow Linux users more power over a Windows environment.

Whether it lives up to my hopes or not is yet to be determined - but... just the command line alone would be awesome for me.

You can download LINA for OS X, Windows XP and Vista, as well as some Linux distros if you're feeling adventurous.

This member of the Open LINA jury is now in deliberations. :-)