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Re: Wine Strategy - Run Older Non-MS Win Apps - Deny MS New Funds

  • Subject: Re: Wine Strategy - Run Older Non-MS Win Apps - Deny MS New Funds
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:06:06 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / Netscape
  • References: <MPG.20c54f27e26d3c509897c8@news.lafn.org> <MPG.20c55310c43dff949897cb@news.lafn.org>
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__/ [ flyer ] on Tuesday 29 May 2007 05:59 \__

> In article <MPG.20c54f27e26d3c509897c8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, flyer@xxxxxxxxx
> says...
>> 
>> Paid good money for non-MS Win software?
>> 
>> Well don't waste your money, just run it emulated under Linux with Wine
>> or QEMU etc.
>> 
>> Avoid MS obsoleting of software, and at the same time refuse to fund a
>> criminal MS enterprise.
>> 
>> Buy and sell older software, much of which is incredibly useable.
>> 
>> While learning Linux I'm still running a lean mean *98Lite* version of
>> 98SE, and these older apps are non-bloated completely useful programming.
>> 
>> With Wine you don't need to install windows to run good 3rd party win
>> apps. With QEMU you'll need to install win in an emulation space within
>> Linux.
>> 
>> This is particularly good as a Linux transition strategy.
>> 
>> Or, like the brave souls, just go 100% Linux.
>> 
> 
> PLUS!!! with good wine, computing is so much FUN!!!

Too many typos though. I tried.

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