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Provider of Open Source software solutions and technologies, Lina Software has released the source code for LINA under the GPL v2. LINA enables Linux binaries to run with native look and feel on Windows, Mac, and Linux, without recompiling. This release, along with the launch of community website, www.openlina.org, invites developers around the world to participate in the growth of this technology.

This release of LINA enables Linux command line and server applications to run natively, integrated into the underlying operating system. LINA is a thin virtual layer that enables developers to write and compile source code using ordinary Linux tools. With LINA, this compiled binary can then run on a variety of operating systems. For the user, LINA runs invisibly in the background. These Linux applications now appear as if they were built for that user's operating system.

The operating systems supported in this release include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Mac OSX, Fedora 7, OpenSUSE 10.2, and Ubuntu 7.04. The LINA library currently supports C++ development. Future releases of LINA will be support applications written in any language native to Linux including C, C++, Python, Ruby, Java, C#/Mono, and more.

“Open source is pivotal to our rapid growth, and it is critical that we engage the worldwide developer community,” said Nile Geisinger, CTO of Lina Software. “We're very interested in developer feedback as we turn our attention to usability.”

Parallels has announced an update to its Desktop for Mac software, which allows users running Intel powered Apple Macs run Windows, Linux, or any other operating system at the same time as Mac OS X, sans the need to re-boot.

The new and improved Parallels Desktop is anchored by Coherence, a new feature that runs Windows applications on Mac like they are native applications.

By switching to Coherence mode, the Windows desktop disappears, leaving Windows applications such as Outlook and Internet Explorer, running directly on the Mac desktop, and from the Mac application dock.

Mike Elgan said "This article is for those of you who are about to download or purchase Windows Vista and install it on a PC. I'm here to talk you out of it. Just say no to LeBron James and Windows Vista -- for now. Here's why."

The title looked too blunt. But the message was clear about the state of Vista amidst the issues surrounding EU anti-trust ruling on Windows.

This review at Computer World took me through a whole new thought! In the war between Windows and Linux will the Mac emerge as a safe choice for the end users on Desktop?