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>> [dynamic link to app db here: Continue to the application
database] to learn more about how well your application works with Wine.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wh</span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">at is Wine?</span><br>
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Wine is software that allows you to run Windows programs on
non-Microsoft operating systems such as Linux. By using Wine, you are
not required to pay for a copy of Windows although if you do have a copy
installed Wine can use it to improve reliability.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">What is Linux?</span><br>
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Linux is an operating system available for free: anybody can use it,
anybody can improve it, and nobody owns it. Wine is licensed in a
similar way, and both projects have a large community of developers
working on them. <a
href="http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/09/1727250">Find out more
about Linux</a>.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">What can Wine do?</span><br>
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Wine can run Windows programs as if they were applications written
specifically for Linux, as seen here [insert link to screenshots]. They
can be added to the menus, open files on your Linux system, they
integrate with the clipboard and taskbar. By using Wine, when you find
an application, you can use it in Linux just as you would in Windows.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">How much does Wine cost, and where can
I get it?</span><br>
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The open source builds and source code are available from <a
href="http://winehq.org/">WineHQ</a>, however at present these
versions are more suitable for developers. <br>
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For home and business usage of standard Windows applications, <a
href="http://codeweavers.com/">CodeWeavers</a> CrossOver distributes an
easy to use and commercially supported version of Wine, as well as
CrossOver Plugin which allows you to use Windows web browser plugins
from Linux. This version of Wine does not support games particularly
well. Although it can run many Windows programs, CodeWeavers only
support a subset of applications (at this time notable office
applications such as Microsoft Office, Quicken and Lotus Notes).<br>
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For gamers, <a href="http://transgaming.com/">TransGamings</a> WineX
specializes in running the latest entertainment titles, and TransGaming
also provide support for a growing range of titles.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Is Wine perfect?</span><br>
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No. Unlike other emulators such as VMware, Wine does not actually run
Windows itself - it is effectively an open source implementation of the
parts of Windows that are required to run applications (called the
APIs). Unfortunately the Windows APIs are huge, and although Wine has
implementations for most of them, sometimes an application may not work
as expected, or at all. <br>
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Wine is an ongoing effort, involving hundreds of programmers. You will
find that the products supported by commercial Wine companies such as
CodeWeavers and TransGaming normally work extremely well or perfectly.
Other applications may or may not work, so we maintain an applications
database to keep track of how well particular versions of programs
work. The link at the top of this page will tell you how well the
application you just came from works in Wine.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">How can I learn more about Wine?</span><br>
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Read the pages on the <a href="http://winehq.org/">WineHQ</a> site.<br>
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