Re: linux on nt.

stephen farrell (sfarrell@healthquiz.com)
18 Feb 1997 19:53:00 -0600


"B. James Phillippe" <bryan@Terran.ORG> writes:

>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > i came across a press release that a company (Softway) will be developing a
> > > unix process for windows nt.
> >
> > Someone did this quite a while ago. In theory you could host Linux on top
> > of NT. Beats me why you'd want to slow Linux down so much however. I've also
> > no idea how you would persuade our dear friend Bill to give you enough API
> > info to do it
>
> Anyone consider the feasability of running NT as a Linux process?
> Assuming this wasn't sick and insane and there was adequate documentation,
> would there be a (unavoidable) technical limitation?
>

NT would effectively have to be ported to linux (as linux was ported
to mach in the mklinux project), which might be feasible if you have
the source code. i hear MS will be releasing NT sources under the GPL
next month.

ha.

steve farrell