OT Re: Linux-on-Linux

[Clinton MacDonald]

Mr. Janssens:

Geert Janssens wrote:
> Clinton MacDonald wrote:
>> In any of those cases, why would one want to run "Linux-on-Linux"? 
>> Isn't the booted instance of Linux good enough? What am I missing?
>
> Mac-on-Linux or Linux-on-Mac both have the obvious added value of
> having two operating systems on one machine, and thus you could use
> your favourite applications in both worlds.

Thank you for your clear and helpful explanation.

> To an average computer user, there is not much use for
> Linux-on-Linux. But there are several uses for it in advanced
> computing. Some examples:
> [...]

Okay, those examples were very helpful. I was probably stuck in the 
"average computer user" mindset, and didn't look at the other possible uses.

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Clint

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