Wine
- это не эмулятор Windows, как думают многие, а альтернативная
реализация API Windows 3.x и Win32 (кстати, и расшифровывается Wine как
"Wine Is Not Emulator").
Wine позволяет конечному пользователю выполнять в unix-системах (и Linux) многие приложения, написанные для ОС Windows.
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Wine
is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X,
OpenGL, and Unix. Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running
Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a
completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API
consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use
native Windows DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a
development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as
a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on
x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.
Wine
is a translation layer (a program loader) capable of running Windows
applications on Linux and other POSIX compatible operating systems.
Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running
without the performance or memory usage penalties of an emulator, with
a similar look and feel to other applications on your desktop.
The
Wine project started in 1993 as a way to support running Windows 3.1
programs on Linux. Bob Amstadt was the original coordinator, but turned
it over fairly early on to Alexandre Julliard, who has run it ever
since. Over the years, ports for other Unixes have been added, along
with support for Win32 as Win32 applications became popular.
Wine
is still under development, and it is not yet suitable for general use.
Nevertheless, many people find it useful in running a growing number of
Windows programs. Please see the Application Database for success and
failure reports for hundreds of Windows programs, as well as the Bug
Tracking Database for a list of known issues, and the Status page for a
global view on Wine's implementation progress.
What's new in this release:* Improved SANE scanner support.
* Support for digital CD audio playback.
* Improved cookies management in Wininet.
* Support for building stand-alone 16-bit modules.
* Many fixes to the regression tests on Windows.
* Various bug fixes.
Оф. сайт: http://www.winehq.org
Рус. язык: Есть
Размер: 14.5 Mb
