A startup in Alameda, Calif. plans to release a kind of holy software grail called Lina. This software will allow you to run more or less normal Linux applications under Windows, Mac, or Unix, with a look and feel native to each. The concept recalls Java, which has long promised "write once, run anywhere" compatibility. As with Java, Lina users will first install a VM specific to their platform, after which they can run binaries compiled not for their particular OS, but for the VM, which aims to hide OS-specific characteristics from the application. Open source developers will be able to use Lina for free, while commercial developers will pay an as-yet undecided licensing fee.

Lina is expected to be released on July. For more details about Lina, including some nifty videos and screencasts, visit the link below.

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