Wine 1.2 Released 427
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Soulskill
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David Gerard writes "Stuck with that one Windows app you can't get rid of? Rejoice — Wine 1.2 is officially released! Apart from running pretty much any Windows application on Unix better than 1.0 (from 2008), major new features include 64-bit support, bi-directional text, and translation into thirty languages. And, of course, DirectX 9 is well-supported and DirectX 10 is getting better. Packages should hit the distros over the weekend, or you can get the source now."
Hmmmm. (Score:5, Funny)
DirectX 10 is getting better.
I wish someone would port Wine to WindowsXP.
Re:Wine wine wine. (Score:2, Funny)
Oh quit w(h)ining already.
Re:Hmmmm. (Score:1, Funny)
Since this is /., i wish you would pirate a newer version of windows instead of whining about one that's ancient.
Re:Every windows application (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Every windows application (Score:2, Funny)
Right, along with a native windows manager. Perhaps some kind of "task-bar" where we can see those windows and what they are doing. Of course we'll need a "task-manager" to control them. We'll also need some way to explore all those files, perhaps a "explorer." I'd also like a built in browser, or some way to "explore" the "internet." When we're done we should change the name of the project to reflect its new capabilities. How about a new acronym:
W ine
I is
N not a
D dumb
O open-source
W windows
S simulator
Yes! That's the ticket! Now lets charge $199 a copy and get rich!
Re:Are IE 7 or 8 useable? (Score:5, Funny)
IE 7 and 8 are not usable, but that has nothing to do with Wine.
Re:Games? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Are IE 7 or 8 useable? (Score:1, Funny)
Are IE 7 or 8 useable?
No.
Oh, you meant when running under wine. Sorry, my mistake.
Re:Quickbooks? Quicken? (Score:1, Funny)
Maybe if their software wasn't complete shit it wouldn't be a problem.
You have a better chance of running Norton under WINE than Quicken.
Re:Every windows application (Score:2, Funny)
....with a GUI front end....
Built with Visual Basic I hope!!
Re:Hmmmm. (Score:4, Funny)
7 isn't bad if you turn Aero off. I'm posting this from a Windows 7 netbook, "Windows Classic" theme.
HAHA! This sounds exactly like a Linux apologist from 5 to 10 years ago.
"Linux isn't bad as long as you don't try to play anything proprietary like a flash video or avi. And as long as you buy the right sound card and video card, you'll be fine."
Re:Every windows application (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.wine-doors.org/ [wine-doors.org] (i've never used it.)
Site returns:
"Very very broken and I don't have time to fix it."
Which pretty much says it all.
Re:Never Works Properly (Score:4, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:Hmmmm. (Score:5, Funny)