[Wine] Windows Genuine Advantage

[James Hawkins]

On 2 May 2006 00:07:49 -0700, justin at rtechguys.com <justin at rtechguys.com> wrote:
> If this is off subject or has already been addressed, sorry.

Yea, this has been discussed before.

> "Windows Genuine Advantage" looks like a move to make wine worthless. What I
> mean is that M$ development API pushes windows developers' applications
> to require you install IE 6.0 (soon 7.0) or later, making IE a key part
> of wine. If IE requires Genuine MicroSoft (Windows Genuine Advantage)
> to install, then most if not all applications will not work, making
> WINE Worthless.
>

IE doesn't require WGA to install, but even if it did, WGA works fine
on Wine and reports a valid key.

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James Hawkins