Craving Linux Action Under Windows/Mac OS X?

Next month a California-based startup plans to release an application that will allow Windows, Mac, and Linux users run Linux binaries without any modifications. Lina is a Linux virtual machine that allows users to run applications with the native look of their host operating system. It also lets you install applications with a mouse-click, no need to compile software from source code.

Essentially, it sounds like Wine, but vice versa. The idea is that a user would be able to run Linux applications on any platform, resulting in improved workflow and less hassle. The demos shown in the video focused on a CLI text editor and a GUI image viewer, both rather light applications.

Anyone who has experimented with Wine knows that some large programs are simply not possible to run for dependencies sake. The developers claim that Lina simply couldn’t get any easier, and from what we see, it may just allow for wider compatibility than the likes of Wine.

One thing I noticed, is that all of the installable files have a .lina extension, so it could be that for an application to work, it has to be first altered by the Lina developers. All we need is for a demo to be released, so we can see it for ourselves.

Source: Download Squad