The role of Wine

[Moshe Brace using Yahoo]

Dotan you hit the nail on the head!

--- On Thu, 26/3/09, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: The role of Wine
> To: "Linux-il" <linux-il at cs.huji.ac..il>
> Date: Thursday, 26 March, 2009, 4:39 PM
> > An operating system is an
> environment meant for running applications.
> > Ideally, it is the applications, rather than the OS,
> that are the real ends,
> > with the OS merely being means to that end.
> >
> 
> Do you mean that Linux is not a religion? That we can
> actually use
> other operating systems if the programs that we want only
> run on those
> systems? Heresy!
> 
> Seriously, if a user finds himself needing to run an
> application
> designed for ABC operating system on XYZ operating system,
> then before
> even trying Wine, an emulator, or a VM, the user should
> contact the
> author of the software and ask for a version that runs on
> his OS.
> Authors will not write software for any OS unless
> there  is an
> interest expressed in using the software on that OS.
> 
> Before ever trying to run an application in Wine, write to
> the
> software author and ask about Linux support.
> 
> -- 
> Dotan Cohen
> 
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