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Re: X client wrapper for Win apps?
- From: "Keith D. Tyler" <keith at keithtyler dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 13:40:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: X client wrapper for Win apps?
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Jehan was recently quoted as saying...
> Oh nice! I'll then look forward to the new Windows service pack and the
> number of new posts in the mailing about XFree being broken after the
> upgrade.
>
> But I have a better idea, replace the kernel32.dll with our own that
> will convert Windows calls into a Linux/BSD/Un*x calls. That way,
> instead of having Windows window showing in Xfree running in Windows,
> you'll just have Windows on top of Xfree. We would also have a perfect
> Unix layer for Windows then, we won't need Cygwin anymore, we would use
> Linux/BSD/Un*x directly. It will also add to the
> security/performance/whatever.
>
> Oh wait, that's WINE isn't it? ;)
In response to that...
Can you please show me how to port my company's VB client software to
*nix? Then I could just run Linux. An MS-Exchange compliant mail program
would help too.
(All things have cause or reason.)
:)
Kdt