[lug] windows on windows for linux?

[Peter Hutnick]

On Sunday 24 March 2002 05:42 am, Chan Kar Heng wrote:
> greetings.
>
> would anyone know of something that might be equivalent
> to WOW64 (windows on windows 64) layer for linux?
> or maybe the approach taken for migration to 64 bit
> platform for linux?

I'm talking out of my backside, but it's Sunday, so you probably won't get 
any good responses 'till tomorrow anyway.

I think that this is a "problem" that no one really cares about very much.

Think about it.  A significant percentage of "Linux" from the kernel down to 
"ls" have been running on 64 bit machines for quite some time.  The compiler 
works.  There is really no problem.  Why would you emulate 32 bit linux on a 
64 bit machine when there are already distros out there for ia64 and you 
can't even get the hardware yet?  (see 
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.2/en/os/ia64 (couldn't find an ISO) 
and http://www.linuxiso.org/mandrake.html (down at the bottom there are ia64 
"install" and "extras" ISOs.))

Of course the remaining problem is how to run proprietary software intended 
for x86 on it.  I think that "the community" largely doesn't care.  We didn't 
tell you to run proprietary software in the first place.  The answer is 
probably going to end up being one of 1. buy the "new" version 2. keep a x86 
around to run it 3. talk your vendor into porting it for free (ha!) 4. write 
or find a free replacement 5. learn to live without it.

If a thunkarific x86 emulator becomes available it will probably be a 
commercial app, and only used by people who "need" a proprietary app that is 
not available in an ia64 port.  (i.e. the vendor is defunct or is not 
planning (or delivering) an ia64 port)

Dem's da breaks.

-Peter