From the previous posts it looks like there is some confusion as to why have this project, the main reason is to have compatibility with windows-only programs. This forum is simply to give experiences in trying to get this to work.
I personally am running the linux version of maya right now, I have had numerous issues trying to get maya 7 to run with no luck. The last version I successfully ran in emulation was 6 which is now quite old.
Hope that clarifies any future questions.