Edubuntu/ ltsp? [was Re: VMware ]

[Matthew Flaschen]

Oliver Grawert wrote:
> hi,
> On Do, 2007-02-22 at 10:42 -0800, Patton Echols wrote:
>> This is a good discussion, very informative.  I guess I don't understand 
>> the difference between running windows apps with wine as opposed to 
>> vmware.  I had thought that wine was for running individual windows 
>> apps, where vmware would allow the running of an entire windows (or 
>> other os) environment.  It appears you are throwing out wine as a 
>> possible solution for the entire windows image on a thin client?'

That's correct.  Wine is meant for running isolated programs, not for
providing an entire environment.

>  If 
>> that's right, then I'm confused.
> indeed these are two different tasks, you are right, one runs the whole
> OS while one only provides a layer to run single apps ... independently
> from this fact, you break the EULA with both *if* you use it via
> ltsp ...

The EULA of what?  There are plenty of free/libre/open source ,
freeware, shareware, etc. apps that can be used legally with wine.

Matthew Flaschen

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