Comment 2 for bug 144201

feel free to use Wubi (http://wubi-installer.org/) to install ubuntu or use virtualbox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) to have some ubuntu under windows.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

Otherwise KDE users could ask for Qt version, Solaris, minix, mac users as well..
Let's spread ubuntu (or any other valid linux distribution) and there will be no more such problems..
Developers are a limited resource .. if they can concentrate on the only aim of making Reference a reference in its field .. we'll hear people say "hey.. this afternoon I'm going to install linux to use Reference..".