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Grant Sewell wrote: > On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:34:48 +0000 > Rob Beard wrote: > >> Grant Sewell wrote: >>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:16:26 +0000 >>> Neil Williams wrote: >>> >>>> ? How are you expecting to support Ubuntu on Windows ? >>> VirtualBox "OSE" with a pre-installed Ubuntu virtual-machine image? >>> >>> Grant. >>> >> Actually VirtualBox OSE is probably a good one to link to, that is >> assuming it's possible to download the Open Source version of >> VirtualBox for Windows rather than just the proprietory version? >> >> Rob > > <grumble> > I didn't realise the versions linked on their page weren't the OSE > edition. Hmm... bit cheeky really as their "about the different > versions" page (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions) clearly states: > > "The VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) is the one that has been > released under the GPL and comes with complete source code." > > Surely, since they *only* provide the sources to the OSE edition it > *should* read "... is the one that has been released under the GPL and > comes *as* the complete source code." > </grumble> > > Grant. > Yep, it's a shame, there are VirtualBox OSE packages in Ubuntu, why they can't pop some Windows binaries on their web site I don't know. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html