Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows?

linux slacker writes "Ignalum Linux 'is an intuitive graphical environment that works right out of the box and offers unrivaled compatibility with Microsoft Windows' or so says their website. The company is owned by four university students in Ontario, and one of their goals is to allow companies to incorporate Linux into their Windows environment, so users could still run Word, Excel and other popular Microsoft fare."

Or...

[Canberra Bob]

Companies could run this alongside their Unix workstations to help in their migration to Windows.

Just a thought!

Excellent product

[Anonymous Coward]

I've tried out Ignoble Linux and it did everything that the box promised. The uptime is astounding, and p2p works out of the box. Thanks to the folks in Ontorio for making it!

Ignalum Linux 9

[RogueProtoKol]

...what happened to 1 through to 8? :)

a platform independent os!

[this takes too long]

i want an os that runs everything! better get to work on that

Does it also run Sasser?

[Advocadus Diaboli]

If its really compatible it should be able to run also all those nice programs that are installed over the net automagically. :-)

Re:Excellent product

[fewnorms]

You work there by any chance? :)

Re:Excellent product

[tehcyder]

Cynic!

Re:Agreed, this is crazy.

[tehcyder]

Every day, I care less and less if Linux becomes a mainstream OS.

I'm sure Bill Gates will be glad to hear it.

Re:Slashdotted already

[A Boy and His Blob]

"We have 98 guests and 0 members online"

Seeing that a minute or so after the article was posted I knew they were screwed.

Re:Agreed, this is crazy.

[Anonymous Coward]

dude, even windows isn't 100% compatible with windows, if it was why do you think so much effort has been put into linux??

Oh I forgot, the joys of debian install are reward enough.

Nuked as usual

[po8]

"...or so says their website."

Uh, no. Their website doesn't say anything anymore. Indeed, it's apparently powered by something called "PostNuke".

/. --- because the net needed a gratuitous Heisenberg effect.

Re:Slashdotted already

[jtwJGuevara]

"Problem in Database Connection"

I can already tell this distribution isn't heading in the right direction. Their webserver isn't capable of handling a good 'ol slashdotting. Their inability to meet this mandatory prerequisite of having a linux distribution is startling and does not bode well at all.

Re:a platform independent os!

[Anonymous Coward]

Emacs, my friend.

after all,

[jtwJGuevara]

they are targeting people using Windows already :)

Re:Excellent product

[Anonymous Coward]

not to mention Solitare! secretaries everywhere will endorse this

Re:Another one

[goatan]

That's what us geeks are for to fight it out for the varoius distributions until there is only one left.

There can be only one. (exept for sean connery whos allowed to come despite having his chopped of)

On another note

[Anonymous Coward]

I like the microsoft ads at the top of the slashdot page.

What is the world coming to?

Next thing you know Virus Scanners will allow certain virii made buy paying customers... oh wait that already happens.

YOU MAY BE A LINUX NERD IF...

[Anonymous Coward]

...you think "pseudo" is spelled "sudo".

What?

[Anonymous Coward]

So, there is more besides Linux? What is this thing, called Windows?

Re:What?

[zz99]

What is this thing, called Windows?

I thought at first that they were talking about X-Windows... Or are there similar products capitalizing on the brand recognition of X-Windows?

Re:Or...

[FireFury03]

Does it have unrivalled compatability with all the worms and trojans too? :)

Heated exchange

[Anonymous Coward]

You should read this [softwarefreedomday.org] exchange between Daniel Ho of Ignalum and Henrick Omma of the OpenCD. Funny stuff, and it gives some insight into how these Ignalum guys approach the OSS community.

Re:no, really...

[kd4evr]

Then again, their website is simulating the common M$ features very well right now...

so I stand corrected...

Odd Stuff??

[twoslice]

they use their computer for all sorts of odd stuff.

This ought to be rich. Do tell....

Re:Compatible with windows?

[ciupman]

You might try Anjuta [anjuta.org]! Also, i might have said that of EMACS .. but it's more powerful than you think (but not for MS Developers >;) )

WINE Compatibility of Worms and Viruses

[BigBlockMopar]

Does it have unrivalled compatability with all the worms and trojans too? :)

So, there I was, running Red Hat 7.3 on my desktop (yeah, I know, but it was quick and easy to install). I had a friend over who had never seen Linux before.

I opened KMail. "Oh, and the best part is, it's not running Windows, so you can't get any Windows e-mail viruses!" I boldly double-clicked on an attachment with a .scr extension.

WINE started up.

I had just infected my Linux workstation with a Windows e-mail virus.

Damn thing, actually associating all DOS/Windows binaries with WINE. Kind of undoes at least half of the security benefits of running Linux in the first place. [grumble]