On 2012.01.04 14:00, escape wrote: > Is there any chance to see Rufus under Linux?
Well feature-wise, Rufus is reusing ms-sys [1] internally, which was modified to work on Windows, so as far as the DOS bootable part is concerned, there's nothing Linux users shouldn't already have. With regards to FreeDOS, it looks to me like UNetbootin [2] already supports GUI creation of FreeDOS bootable USB drives (and I think it will even automatically download the FreeDOS image), so the only new feature that Rufus might bring to the table, compared to similar apps, would be locale detection. Thus, if the interest for Rufus on Linux in terms of features is with the locale setup (and potentially the UI), there doesn't seem to be a good incentive for a Linux port. Rufus is also heavily relying on Windows specific features and APIs that aren't be available on Linux, so porting Rufus there would be closer to creating a brand new application => time consumming. As such, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have any plans for a Linux or OS X port at the moment. But thanks for the interest! Regards, /Pete [1] http://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
