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ZDNet: Lindows unites Linux and Windows

By Stephen Shankland

“Hoping to succeed in a difficult task, a software
start-up plans to sell a version of Linux designed to run popular
Windows programs.

Lindows.com, a 20-person San Diego company led by former MP3.com
Chief Executive Michael Robertson, plans to sell a preview edition
of the software for $99 this quarter, with version 1.0 coming in
early 2002.

The software is based on years of labor devoted to the Wine
project, an open-source effort to mimic the commands that Windows
programs use. Lindows adds proprietary software with improvements
such as making fonts appear better or software install more easily,
Robertson said in an interview.”


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