Where can i get an emulator to emulate win32 on linux??? i wanna run some win 32 apps on it..
V!bbZ On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 15:17:23 +0530, wrote: >Hi Mithun..! > Is the RH 8.0 downloadable ? Can u please suggest which site consits of the >8.0 Linux version..? > > >With thanx and regards, >Ramki kvv. > > > > >LinuxLingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/01/2002 01:49:10 PM > >Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bcc: Veera R Koduri/HSS) > >Subject: [ilugd]: linux power surge > > > > >amazing factoid: > >linux-delhi experienced a power surge in the month of september 2002. >from a scant 29 new members in august, linux-delhi touched a mind-blowing 126 >new members in the 30 days of september. > >and linux-delhi has touched a total of 879 members. > >the credit goes to the gnulinux phenomenon that is gathering storm worldwide : > >* governments are looking at the vision of freedom-based software and its >impact not just on eGovernance, but on people, end-users, and all aspects of >society. > >* enterprises and large corporations have firmly planted gnulinux at the >server-side of their solutions. > >* security concerns, that have shaken microsoft and other proprietory/closed >software vendors, have fuelled further interest in the operating system that >astoundingly can be secure and safe in plain-view of the code. > >* companies like ibm and oracle splashed huge ads and promotions centring >around gnulinux and its core competitive advantages. example: oracle's >unbreakable linux campaign. > >* the media has given favourable and significant coverage to the movement. >time, newsweek, the new york times, and all leading newspapers and magazines >worldwide have contributed their editorial space. > >* people have started questioning the basic premise of Return on Investment >(RoI) on software. > >* after watching for nearly a decade and a half, people have grown wiser to >the sometimes murky or buggy technologies, strategies, hype, vaporware, etc >of commercial software: people are voting with their downloads and their >wallets: don't take customers for a ride. thankfully, the cardinal rule of >business still stays alive in the monopoly-driven world of software: the >customer, unfortunately, is still king! > >* education is embracing the vision of freedom-based software in a big way >worldwide. > >* some governments like china etc are even working on developing alternative >operating systems of their own. > >* computer bookshops across india have started stocking up on gnulinux books. >i have even noticed them in general bookshops. > >* the OS and the movement itself has matured greatly. from the single vision >of richard stallman, the movement has grown so big that even the free >software foundation officially recognizes that it needs more people and >individuals to be its spokesperson (check out the related story). > >in india, bangalore still leads the gnulinux movement, and its >linux-bangalore chapter has a record number of members and activities. >however, exact numbers and stats are difficult to come by, unlike delhi. > >i hope linux-delhi too becomes a major tour de force. and you can do your >bit to make a dent in the universe: > >1) spread the word among your friends, neighbours, colleagues. give them free >copies of knoppix, your favourite freedom-based gnulinux distribution. > >2) talk to them about the advantages it has over commercial/propreitory >software. > >3) you could even seed openoffice on other platforms by just giving it away. > >4) let's meet more often on our get-togethers with clear-cut agendas. > >i dream of the day when we can touch nearly 1,000 new members every month, >and have weekly linux-meetings based around special interest groups (SIGs) in >larger venues, with about 100 to 200 attendees each week. > >if you believe in the power of the gnu vision, then moving from circa 4 new >members a day to 35 to 40 a day is not only possible, but long overdue. > >.. . . > >who knows, maybe over time linux may disappear in the sands of silicon as >well, succeeded by the next wave in computing. > >but for me personally, >the journey is the reward. > >LL > > ================================================ >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject >header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org > > > > > > > > ================================================ >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check >archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
