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[Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe only for the installation, because i remember that it used the GRUB
bootloader.


2013/9/25 Michel EKIMIA <contact@xxxxxxxxx>

> Sorry but I'm afraid that JoliOS just use Wubi.
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> 2013/9/25 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> In this page<http://help.jolicloud.com/entries/230291-How-do-I-install-Joli-OS-while-keeping-Windows->is more clear how the joli os works.
>> First add a new boot option to the MBR of windows that allow the user to
>> start the installation program, then replaces the MBR with the traditional
>> linux bootloader. Ok anyway i'll try the source code of this installer and
>> try to understand something more.
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>> 2013/9/25 Shorya Raj <rajshorya@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>> If you can handle the bootloading part, then we can focus on the rest. I
>>> could probably code the download of it, and the gui installation, but not
>>> the bootloading (don't have time either).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Gaetano Miglionico <
>>> gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If i remember well joli os doesn't use wubi for the installation,
>>>> because start GRUB normally and not the windows MBR. I can try to find how
>>>> it works and maybe use it for a complete new application, since it seems an
>>>> opensource project
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/9/24 Shorya Raj <rajshorya@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>> I suggested that right before - we could work on our own. It would be
>>>>> hard, but anything good is hard.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Gaetano Miglionico <
>>>>> gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If can be useful i have tried a distro that use an exe installer to
>>>>>> install the system alongside windows: Joli OS<http://www.jolicloud.com/jolios>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> 2013/9/24 Michel EKIMIA <contact@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> 2013/9/24 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also think that iso are bad for xp users, so why not create a
>>>>>>>> cool application that install linux like an update. With this app the
>>>>>>>> startubuntu project would have the real opportunity to grow. So why not
>>>>>>>> start?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good news : You just started 2 minutes Ago :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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