WINE & Microsoft WGA

[Scott Ritchie]

Is there a way we could ask Microsoft to use "Wine" instead of "WINE"?

;)

-Scott Ritchie

On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 15:43 +0200, Marcus Meissner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just found by random websearch...
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en
> 
> ...
> Q: Will systems running WINE pass WGA validation?
> A: Wine is an implementation of the Windows 3.x and Win32 APIs on top
>    of X and Unix. When WGA validation detects WINE running on the system,
>    it will notify users that they are running non-genuine Windows, and it
>    will not allow genuine Windows downloads for that system. Users of WINE
>    should consult the WINE community for WINE updates. It is important
>    to note that WINE users, and other users of non-genuine Windows,
>    can continue to download updates for most Microsoft applications from
>    Microsoft application-specific sites, such as Office Update.
> 
> Ciao, Marcus
> 
>