Cooperative Linux (coLinux) is a free and open source application that allows users to run Linux natively on Microsoft Windows without using virtualization software. It provides a more optimal way of running Linux on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 than using general purpose virtualization software.
Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, without using a commercial PC virtualization software such as VMware, in a way which is much more optimal than using any general purpose PC virtualization software.
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