Hi Demetre, I was not aware of andLinux. It would certainly be good if we had the client running that way. I will be interested to hear the results of your experiments... 73, Rein PA0R > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Gesendet: 27.06.07 06:55:17 > An: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: [pskmail] PSKmail in andLinux? > > Hi all, > > Has anyone seen andLinux? It is a minimal Linux distribution baased on > XUBUNTU 7.04 and it actually runs in an Windows2000/2003/XP OS with an > Xfce panel. > > Here is a short description: > > Introduction > ------------ > > andLinux is a complete Linux system designed for developing applications > and runs seemlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003). The > latest version is PreBeta (named PreBeta only due to its lack of > installer). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, > but its userbase far exceeds its original design. The GP2X community will > always be the heart of andLinux, even though it is branching into a much > larger scene. andLinux is free and will remain so, but donations are > greatly needed. > > andLinux uses CoLinux as its core which is confusing for many people. > CoLinux is a port of the Linux kernel to Windows. Although this technology > is like VMware or Virtual PC, CoLinux differs itself by being more of a > merger of Windows and the Linux kernel (Linux) and not an emulated PC, > making it more efficient. > > andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux > applications without modification. > > Requirements > ------------ > * Windows 2000/XP/2003 or higher > * 128 MB of free RAM (64 MB possible, by editing settings_static.txt) > * 4 GB available hard drive space > * a good internet connection, to be able to install further > applications. > * some basic Linux skills to proceed once installed (working with > Synaptic and Xfce, unless you just want to see Firefox under Linux). > A good way to get the needed skills for the Linux noob is to fiddle a > bit with a Xubuntu live-CD. > > What you will get > ----------------- > You will get: > > * a fully functional Linux system, however without the usual desktop > (you already have got one from Windows) > * a second Xfce panel e.g. at the top of your Windows desktop, from > which you can start Linux applications. > * Linux applications and Windows applications can be used simultaneously > and you can cut and paste text between them. > * Synaptic to install further applications. > > You will NOT get: > ----------------- > * another desktop > * the bench of applications that usually ship with Linux distributions > (you have to fetch whatever you want) > * a printer driver > * trouble with further drivers ;-) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I think that this can make PSKmail even more popular since one does not > have to sacrifice his/her Windows 2000/2003/XP Laptop. Remember 90% of > users still use XP or some kind of Windows PC. I will try to install > PSKmail, unless someone else beats me to it, this summer (no promises > since it is like an oven here in Athens at the moment and I have no desire > to stay in front of my PC for very long) before my holidays and see how > far I can get with my FT-817, 12 inch screen laptop and PSKmail. > > If anyone is interested the URL is http://www.andlinux.org > > > --- > 73 de Demetre Valaris - SV1UY > e-mail: sv1uy@xxxxxxxxxxx > AX25 PBBS: SV1UY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://sv1uy.ampr.org/~sv1uy > http://www.athnet.ampr.org/~sv1uy > > > > -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com