[Wine] Re: Difference Between WINE and an Emulator

Segin segin2005 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 19 00:45:58 CDT 2007


Draco18s wrote:
>> It's sort of like the difference between a program that performs
>> mathematical calculations on numbers, and a program that models the
>> internal structures of a Texas Instruments calculator -- a hardware device
>> which also performs mathematical calculations on numbers. The programs may
>> look similar, but inside, they are two entirely different beasts. The
>> gap between wine and an x86 emulator is a BIT less wide than that, but not
>> nearly enough to require a name-change on wine's part. 
>>
>> OTOH, if he insists on making up his own definitions for words,
>> he's free to do so. He'll just have to put up with the fact that the rest
>> of the planet is talking past him.
> 
> I've already got someone like that, he tends to not use punctuation except the 
> rare question mark and exclamations (which occure in multiples).  He also can't 
> spell.  I'd cut him a break, but he's English.

Well, you know, India used to be a British colony no less than 50-60 
years ago...

> 
> Thanks much.
> 
> Draco18s


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