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Well-aged Wine
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| WILL I still be able to run my favorite programs?
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| This is the question most Windows users ask when they consider shifting to
| Linux.
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| Most often, the answer is, “No, but you can use similar programs.”
|
| [...]
|
| To my surprise, Wine finally reached Version 1.0 earlier this month, ending
| 15 long years of testing. Quite an achievement for a project that a group of
| hackers began in 1993 as a way to run Windows 3.1 programs on Linux. Probably
| one reason it was in testing so long was that programmers were shooting at a
| moving target—Wine was expanded over the years to include programs running
| under Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista.
|
| [...]
|
| One of the criticisms leveled at Wine is that it is bad for Linux because it
| discourages the development of native applications. But the experience of the
| last 15 years has proved otherwise. Today, there are thousands of
| high-quality applications written for Linux, which is gaining popularity as a
| desktop operating system. But for some users, the need to run Photoshop or
| some other Windows programs, including games, could be a deal breaker. In
| these instances, Wine can actually help win converts—and that’s a good thing,
| in my book.
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http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_june24_2008
Recent:
Wine 1.0 Review
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| As a conclusion: for those who really need Windows applications, Wine is a
| very good solution. The official website includes an applications database,
| with testing results for each of them and how well they perform.
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http://vivapinkfloyd.blogspot.com/2008/06/wine-10-review.html
Wine 1.0
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| The Wine team is proud to announce that Wine 1.0 is now available.
| This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of development
| and beta testing. Many thanks to everybody who helped us along that
| long road!
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http://www.winehq.org/?announce=1.0
Related:
The making of Wine (how to make Windows apps merrier with Linux)
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| Enterprises badly want alternatives to
| Windows. Desktop Linux has come a long way since 1999, too. and (who knew?)
| the Mac has become the ultra chic, must-have PC. The enterprise has its
| alternatives - if it can only get those mission critical Windows apps to work
| flawlessly. Wine, in its commercial form, has been doing so for years.
|
| So, in 2008, the 1.0 version will hit the streets and the timing could not be
| more perfect. White admits that not every Windows application will work
| flawlessly on Wine, but many a critical one for the enterprise has been
| specifically optimized.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26915
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