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A glass of "Wine" Anyone?

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Digit:
I've seen a few discussions on this forum now, and of course, being someone yet to complete my move to linux, i'm still quite low down on the learning curve, still looking through all the "which linux should i get" and "will my software run on Linux" type threads.

on such threads i still so often see people dishing out advice as if its still such a cut and dry thing.

have they never heard of Wine?  or is it that Wine simply doesnt live upto its very exciting and lofty claims.

basically, wine is supposed to allow you to run all the software you were using on windows on Linux.

... or did i read their website wrong?

WMD:

quote:Originally posted by Digit:
basically, wine is supposed to allow you to run all the software you were using on windows on Linux.
--- End quote ---

That's the idea, yes, but simply put, it doesn't always work.  And many apps require certain configuration to work in Wine.

mobrien_12:
Wine's objective is a 100% compatibility layer.  It's been 9 years since the wine project started and they are still not there.  Many programs work very very well.  Others do not work at all.  IT may not be possible to achieve this target because there are secret API's in Windows that MS doesn't document but uses internally.

Look at the application database to see what I'm talking about.

worker201:
Considering the different ways that Windows handles memory and disk access and the intercomplications of the registry and the dll system, I'm surprised anything works at all.

Fortunately, wine has thousands of people trying it out with just about every piece of software imaginable, and sharing their experiences.  Such info is readily available from their website.

pofnlice:
Hell...and I can't even figure out how to fire wine up...oops...did I say that?

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