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WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS(github.com)
45 points by klaussilveira 4 days ago | 5 comments
  • jonp8889 minutes ago

    This system works by launching an official Windows image in Docker and then making an RDP connection to it. There are a couple of others too now like WinBoat

    What all of them avoid mentioning is that the images were intended by Microsoft for test and development purposes on Windows and the license clearly states you need a valid Windows license to use them: https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/windows#license

    I wonder if Microsoft will take some action to enforce this if these projects become popular.

  • andaian hour ago

    Thought "isn't that just Wine" but no! They are virtualizing it! And integrating them seamlessly with Linux desktop somehow!

    Looks pretty cool. I remember playing with something similar in Virtualbox, it had a seamless mode too. It was a bit janky, and I think they removed it recently.

    I used it in the old days, to have MSN messenger on Ubuntu :)

    • userbinator39 minutes ago |parent

      They are virtualizing it!

      This is incidentally how Windows 386-9x ran DOS applications - in a VM, using V86 mode.

  • cyberax30 minutes ago

    Ok. Can you run WSL inside of it?

    • RealityVoid17 minutes ago |parent

      Hah! Even better question is can you run it inside WSL?