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Wired Talks Wine

Posted by Hemos on from the run-it-better-faster dept.

matroid writes "Wired reports that the upcoming WINE version 1.0 may be just what Linux needs to get users to migrate from Windows to Linux."

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  1. Good quote at the end of the article by mdubinko · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "I also find it intriguing that Microsoft has a Linux Competitive Manager if they don't see Linux as competition."
    -- from WINE contributor István Lebor

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  2. Microsoft's response? by cmoney · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Okay, I'm a newbie when comes to Wine's technical side, but what happens when Microsoft releases the .0.1 release of their APIs specifically to break Wine compatibility?

    Or what happens when Microsoft updates their EULA to read: "this program must run on an officially licensed Microsoft Operating System" or starts requiring vendors who want to use the XP logo on their boxes to start including that wording also?

    Heck, they could just put it all under the guise of their new security stance.

    I'm not trolling, these are all possibilities when playing with MS! You can bet they've got contigency plans all ready for the day when Wine becomes a threat.