[Wine] Re: Apple should help wine

[jorl17]

James Mckenzie wrote:
> jorl117:
> 
> 
> > fernandocarvalho wrote:
> > 
> > > Then we should focus on Linux support only.
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > This is something I have to disagree with. Mac users should never pay because
> > some developer didn't like that operating system -- that's just being silly. I
> > think that Wine should support every possible operating system. Of course that
> > if too many changes have to be made to fit a particular system, then it is the
> > project leader who has to decide if he accepts them and if the team should put
> > so much effort into a port.
> > 
> > 
> Mac users are used to getting 'soaked' for applications that Windows users pay much less for.  However, support for Wine should continue for the Mac to include more native version, which appears to have stopped work.
> 
> (BTW, after you get past the fancy interface, MacOSX is a flavor of UNIX.)
> 
> James McKenzie


True, but that doesn't mean that we all have do that, just like you said. Oh and of course the MacOSX is a flavor of UNIX :) As far as I know part of it (I believe the kernel) is open-sourced).