installation of ZM on Windows

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amael
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installation of ZM on Windows

Post by amael »

hi,

I discovered ZM a few weeks ago and it's working really well on my ubuntu 7.04.

So I want to use it in my company, but I'm not sure they allow me to use a Linux distribution. Do you know if it is possible to install it on windows ? I saw that ZM4MS is under windows, but if I understood, it doesn't replace a ZM server.

Thank you for your help
Amaël
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Post by jameswilson »

No you will need a linux box for zm. ZM4ms is purly a front end and you still need a zm box for it to talk to
James Wilson

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amael
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Post by amael »

Thanks !

I assume there is no way to compile ZM into windows (maybe problem of lib)? I'm sorry if my question is obvious, it isn't for me.

Thank you!
Amaël
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Post by jameswilson »

it may be possible but it would take a lot of work. I for one wouldnt even attempt it, you could try virtualising on windows, not the greatest platform but may get you round it. IP cams only though im guessing
James Wilson

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Lee Sharp
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Post by Lee Sharp »

I uses v4linux, and you would have to port that first. Perhaps your company would be more accepting to Linux if you got a distribution with support... For example, http://www.ubuntu.com/support/paid for Ubuntu.
amael
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Post by amael »

ok, thanks !

that's what I thought, but being not sure, I wanted to have advice from experts.

I'll try to make them use ubuntu (maybe the LTS version).

thanks again !
Amaël
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