Comments on: Wine 1.0 Release Date… After 15 Years in the Making http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:52:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-142895 Anonymous Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:46:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-142895 CS2 support is great, but CS4 is currently in beta. Will it work? CS2 support is great, but CS4 is currently in beta. Will it work?

]]> By: linuxamp http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-137487 linuxamp Tue, 06 May 2008 08:23:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-137487 Ryan, you can complain when it's free but it's called a bug report. As for the longest release cycle I think they just wanted to beat Ethereal/Wireshark which just released their 1.0 after 10 years. Ryan, you can complain when it’s free but it’s called a bug report.

As for the longest release cycle I think they just wanted to beat Ethereal/Wireshark which just released their 1.0 after 10 years.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-137279 Ryan Mon, 05 May 2008 01:26:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-137279 Couldn't agree with you more "IP". Wine isn't a comprehensive solution for running your Windows apps in Linux, but it sure supports quite a few programs. Guess you can't really complain when it's free. ;) Couldn’t agree with you more “IP”. Wine isn’t a comprehensive solution for running your Windows apps in Linux, but it sure supports quite a few programs. Guess you can’t really complain when it’s free. ;)

]]> By: IP http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-137254 IP Sun, 04 May 2008 19:42:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-137254 Really great news. Windows users which are still afraid of linux will find it much easier to try it (not necessary to like it, but at least to try it) if they can execute the same applications they execute on Windows. There's still a long way to go through but, so far, the wine guys have been doing an excellent job. Really great news. Windows users which are still afraid of linux will find it much easier to try it (not necessary to like it, but at least to try it) if they can execute the same applications they execute on Windows. There’s still a long way to go through but, so far, the wine guys have been doing an excellent job.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133767 Ryan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:01:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133767 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133748" rel="nofollow">lp007 wrote:</a><blockquote>Well, this development leaves me pretty much certain that this will be case! Give me the ability to run windows apps natively and what possible reason would I have for wanting/needing to run Windows Bloatware?! I left IE behind in ‘99 and never looked back and with FF3 right around the corner, why anyone would still be using IE (if not absolutely necessary) is a complete mystery to me. This logic serves me well when looking at Linux — a completely customizable OS that I can extend (or contract) to my needs is exactly what I want. And if Wine lives up to the billing, the last obstacle will be behind me. 15 years is a long time but well worth it if it can free me from Microsoft’s clutches!</blockquote></div> The only problem that I've had with Wine is that it often doesn't support the latest version of applications. For example, they just added support for Photoshop CS2 despite that CS3 has been out for a fair amount of time. The thing that I do like about Wine is that their library of supported games is really becoming large, and that's a good thing for gamers. lp007 wrote:
Well, this development leaves me pretty much certain that this will be case! Give me the ability to run windows apps natively and what possible reason would I have for wanting/needing to run Windows Bloatware?! I left IE behind in ‘99 and never looked back and with FF3 right around the corner, why anyone would still be using IE (if not absolutely necessary) is a complete mystery to me.

This logic serves me well when looking at Linux — a completely customizable OS that I can extend (or contract) to my needs is exactly what I want. And if Wine lives up to the billing, the last obstacle will be behind me.

15 years is a long time but well worth it if it can free me from Microsoft’s clutches!

The only problem that I’ve had with Wine is that it often doesn’t support the latest version of applications. For example, they just added support for Photoshop CS2 despite that CS3 has been out for a fair amount of time.

The thing that I do like about Wine is that their library of supported games is really becoming large, and that’s a good thing for gamers.

]]> By: lp007 http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133748 lp007 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:57:49 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133748 A couple of months ago-- on a thread re: what Windows would look like in 2010 (or 2012?)-- I posted a comment stating that "by that time I wouldn't be using Windows anymore" (paraphrasing). Well, this development leaves me pretty much certain that this will be case! Give me the ability to run windows apps natively and what possible reason would I have for wanting/needing to run Windows Bloatware?! I left IE behind in '99 and never looked back and with FF3 right around the corner, why anyone would still be using IE (if not absolutely necessary) is a complete mystery to me. This logic serves me well when looking at Linux -- a completely customizable OS that I can extend (or contract) to my needs is exactly what I want. And if Wine lives up to the billing, the last obstacle will be behind me. 15 years is a long time but well worth it if it can free me from Microsoft's clutches! A couple of months ago– on a thread re: what Windows would look like in 2010 (or 2012?)– I posted a comment stating that “by that time I wouldn’t be using Windows anymore” (paraphrasing).

Well, this development leaves me pretty much certain that this will be case! Give me the ability to run windows apps natively and what possible reason would I have for wanting/needing to run Windows Bloatware?! I left IE behind in ‘99 and never looked back and with FF3 right around the corner, why anyone would still be using IE (if not absolutely necessary) is a complete mystery to me.

This logic serves me well when looking at Linux — a completely customizable OS that I can extend (or contract) to my needs is exactly what I want. And if Wine lives up to the billing, the last obstacle will be behind me.

15 years is a long time but well worth it if it can free me from Microsoft’s clutches!

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133687 Ryan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:11:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133687 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133619" rel="nofollow">Michael Dobrofsky wrote:</a><blockquote>Is WINE better to use than virtualization on Linux, to run Windows Apps?</blockquote></div> Yes and no. You'll likely run into a lot of applications that don't work 100% or at all, but if they do work then it is better. You're not having to simultaneously run a second operating system which can really eat a lot of system resources. Here's a list of the applications that work with Wine: http://appdb.winehq.org/ They each have different classifications depending on how well they actually work. Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
Is WINE better to use than virtualization on Linux, to run Windows Apps?

Yes and no. You’ll likely run into a lot of applications that don’t work 100% or at all, but if they do work then it is better. You’re not having to simultaneously run a second operating system which can really eat a lot of system resources.

Here’s a list of the applications that work with Wine:
[appdb.winehq.org]

They each have different classifications depending on how well they actually work.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133619 Michael Dobrofsky Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:54:02 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133619 Is WINE better to use than virtualization on Linux, to run Windows Apps? Is WINE better to use than virtualization on Linux, to run Windows Apps?

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133597 Ryan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:46:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133597 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133574" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>So it’s time to brake out the booze! :twisted:</blockquote></div> You mean break out the wine, right? ;) <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133577" rel="nofollow">Tinhed wrote:</a><blockquote>Even after i had completely switched over to linux there were still a few windows applications which i sorely missed. Thanks to wine i could make them funcional in linux. This is awesome. what i would dearly like is that more applications become compatible with Wine. so that you dont have to worry about that essential windows app.</blockquote></div> Hopefully more companies will take a similar initiative that Google has in making their products work well with Wine. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133581" rel="nofollow">s wrote:</a><blockquote>best of both worlds install linux then install windows with virtualbox. <a href="http://lifehacker.com/367714/run-windows-apps-seamlessly-inside-linuxx" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/367714/r.....ide-linuxx</a></blockquote></div> That is a nice way to go, but you do still have to have a valid Windows license to do that. With Wine it is completely free. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-133583" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>Someday when Linux marketshare will be signifantly high, MS might implement the full Linux ABI and calling conventions, so Linux apps will run natively on Windows, no need for Cygwin, Mingw or SFU.</blockquote></div> I sure hope that we see something like that, but I do believe it will be awhile before it comes up. Mohan wrote:
So it’s time to brake out the booze! :twisted:

You mean break out the wine, right? ;)

Tinhed wrote:
Even after i had completely switched over to linux there were still a few windows applications which i sorely missed. Thanks to wine i could make them funcional in linux. This is awesome. what i would dearly like is that more applications become compatible with Wine. so that you dont have to worry about that essential windows app.

Hopefully more companies will take a similar initiative that Google has in making their products work well with Wine.

s wrote:
best of both worlds
install linux then install windows with virtualbox.
[lifehacker.com]

That is a nice way to go, but you do still have to have a valid Windows license to do that. With Wine it is completely free.

Anonymous wrote:
Someday when Linux marketshare will be signifantly high, MS might implement the full Linux ABI and calling conventions, so Linux apps will run natively on Windows, no need for Cygwin, Mingw or SFU.

I sure hope that we see something like that, but I do believe it will be awhile before it comes up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-133583 Anonymous Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:11:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/24/wine-10-release-date-after-15-years-in-the-making/#comment-133583 Someday when Linux marketshare will be signifantly high, MS might implement the full Linux ABI and calling conventions, so Linux apps will run natively on Windows, no need for Cygwin, Mingw or SFU. Someday when Linux marketshare will be signifantly high, MS might implement the full Linux ABI and calling conventions, so Linux apps will run natively on Windows, no need for Cygwin, Mingw or SFU.

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