OSNews > Thread > "What is "ilk"" by Detlef Niehof

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Jun 2007 13:10 UTC, submitted by danwarne

"Between WINE, VMware, BOCHs and ilk - not to mention the renewed focus on virtualisation we're now seeing - we're somewhat spoilt for choice when it comes to running Windows applications on Linux. But what about the other way around? Cygwin aside, there is another way."

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What is "ilk"

by Detlef Niehof on Fri 29th Jun 2007 16:41 UTC

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2006-05-02

What is this "ilk" they mention at the start of the article?

Between WINE, VMware, BOCHs and ilk (...)

I tried to search the web for "ilk windows linux" but Google yields only Turkish pages. Can anyone give me a hint? Thanks.

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RE: What is "ilk"

by polaris20 on Fri 29th Jun 2007 17:00 in reply to "What is "ilk""

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2005-07-06

From Dictionary.com

1.family, class, or kind: "he and all his ilk."

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RE: What is "ilk"

by kiz01 on Fri 29th Jun 2007 17:04 in reply to "What is "ilk""

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2005-07-06

It's a fancy way of saying "having similar qualities". So the quote could be written as:

Between WINE, VMware, BOCHs and similar systems

I hope this helps.

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RE[2]: What is "ilk"

by samueldr on Fri 29th Jun 2007 17:06 in reply to "RE: What is "ilk""

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2006-08-07

Damn, that was twisted!

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