CibbuanoWine 1.0 almost released!
June 9th 2008 02:39
Wine 1.0 has a release candidate, which means the developers have picked a stable version of the upcoming software, and want to iron out any further, glaring bugs.
What is Wine?
Wine Is Not an Emulator.
The strange acronym is a tongue-in-cheek naming system common in Linux and Unix, where the software wants to distance itself from other products.
Very simply, Wine allows Linux users to run Windows programs without having Windows. It's a brilliant idea, really, and I've used it very successfully to play Dwarf Fortress.
Why is this important? It gives people another reason to make the switch to Linux... the most common argument against it is that "I need to use X for work/home/hobbies/fun, otherwise I'd switch".
Why do I care if more people switch to Linux? I just reinstalled Windows and Linux on a new laptop. Kubuntu installed without a hitch, though I had to monkey around to get the wireless to work. Luckily, the community support for Ubuntu is incredibly accessible and easy to find.
Windows on the other hand, is still crippled. I can't find the right drivers from Acer, and I'll probably have to jump through quite a few hoops to get it to work. Bah!
If more people used Linux, drivers would be easier to find, more companies would support the creation of Linux drivers, and then some of the ease-of-use issues with weaning yourself off Windows would disappear.
Try Linux - and get Wine. You don't have to give up as much as you thought!
Here's an impressive database of the programs verified to run with Wine, along with helpful community notes!
What is Wine?
Wine Is Not an Emulator.
The strange acronym is a tongue-in-cheek naming system common in Linux and Unix, where the software wants to distance itself from other products.
Very simply, Wine allows Linux users to run Windows programs without having Windows. It's a brilliant idea, really, and I've used it very successfully to play Dwarf Fortress.
Why is this important? It gives people another reason to make the switch to Linux... the most common argument against it is that "I need to use X for work/home/hobbies/fun, otherwise I'd switch".
Why do I care if more people switch to Linux? I just reinstalled Windows and Linux on a new laptop. Kubuntu installed without a hitch, though I had to monkey around to get the wireless to work. Luckily, the community support for Ubuntu is incredibly accessible and easy to find.
Windows on the other hand, is still crippled. I can't find the right drivers from Acer, and I'll probably have to jump through quite a few hoops to get it to work. Bah!
If more people used Linux, drivers would be easier to find, more companies would support the creation of Linux drivers, and then some of the ease-of-use issues with weaning yourself off Windows would disappear.
Try Linux - and get Wine. You don't have to give up as much as you thought!
Here's an impressive database of the programs verified to run with Wine, along with helpful community notes!
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