SIMULTAN: Wine vs VMXP vs Wubi

Scott Ritchie scott at open-vote.org
Sun Oct 4 16:39:06 BST 2009


Max wrote:
> thanks for all the feedback
> for business it MUST be outlook, not an aequivalent, good to hear, that
> the new wine is better.
> Thanks, i believe, that htis is essential.
> do you know about the windows clone http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html
> maybe if it is ready and working you can implement it with a virtual
> machine container by default? instead of wine, if it is better.
> or join both, wine and reactos.

There is no need - reactos uses Wine code internally.  If it works in
ReactOS, it works in Wine (and vice-versa).

Thanks,
Scott Ritchie

> Regards Max
> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Justin Dugger <jldugger at ubuntu.com
> <mailto:jldugger at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Have you tried the evolution-mapi plugins? It's goal is to connect to
>     exchange on the same level as Outlook. I've been meaning to test this
>     myself, since we run exchange.
> 
>     Justin
> 
>     On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Max <petersonmaxx at googlemail.com
>     <mailto:petersonmaxx at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>     > Hi, I would suggest to use kubuntu in our company, but the problem
>     is, that
>     > outlook then is not working,
>     >
>     > Of course there is wine and a VM for WinXp could be created.
>     > But that process needs to be better and improved.
>     > Why is the look in wine not so good?
>     > Could there be a default VM Container in the default install with
>     a desktop
>     > icon to start it?
>     > so users easily can install Win XP.
>     >
>     > And Vice Versa: Wubi-Installer allows to create a kubuntu disto in
>     Windows.
>     > So a parallel boot would be possible.
>     > Maybe Wubi can create as well a VM Container with linux?
>     > There was a installer allowing on winows KDE apps...
>     > that needs to merge
>     >
>     > So that users on windows can use kubuntu in a Virtual machine
>     > and users on kubuntu can install XP/win in a VM machine container.
>     >
>     > Only if Outlook on Kubuntu is running, then it is compatible for
>     business.
>     > That is the next task after Karmic?! Making BOTH SIMULTAN possible
>     > Any ideas how to solve the problem of installing outlook on
>     Kubutu? any
>     > script or process description for a howto? experience reports from
>     wine?
>     >
>     > Regards Max
>     >
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