“As IT Week revealed recently, Microsoft is working to make
Windows run Linux software, and not before time. Windows and Linux
would be much more useful platforms if they could each run software
originally written for the other…“Many people note that 2008 is so far away that without an
excellent crystal ball, nobody could predict what the update will
contain. But one thing I reckon for certain about Longhorn is that
it will be able to run Linux software…”