“Lina’s virtual Linux machine will run more or less normal Linux applications under Windows, Mac, or Linux, with a look and feel native to each. You have to compile binaries specifically for Lina, but it’s fairly trivial, no different than compiling binaries for SuSE or Red Hat. The VM download currently weighs in at 15MB, and expands to about 40MB after installation.

Open source developers will be able to use Lina for free.. the goal is to bring the huge world of open source software to the masses. Still a tiny company with private funding, Lina hopes to get some help from the community after Lina goes open source next month.