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Wine Maker Relaxed Over Microsoft's 'blockade'
News Jeremy White, chief executive at CodeWeavers, which sells Wine-based products, said this week that he wasn't worried about the issue because Microsoft would face legal action if it attempted to tie Office and Windows too tightly together.
[February 23, 2005, 12:00]
China Draws Back The Curtain On New Windows
News Wine is the Windows Application Programming Interface that allows Linux to run Windows binaries, such as Lotus Notes and some versions of Microsoft Office, without the need for modification or 'porting'.
[July 23, 2002, 6:27]
Lindows Faces A Reality Check
News Lindows was originally conceived as a version of Linux designed for those familiar with Windows, which would include a modified version of WINE, an open-source project designed to mimic the Windows environment on a Linux platform.
[August 21, 2002, 16:32]
Wine Maker Relaxed Over Microsoft's 'blockade'
Talkback I wrote to Microsoft and told them in so many words if I can no longer update a valid MS Office product running on Linux/Wine, then I will give it up and go Open Office.
[February 24, 2005, 20:35]
Wine Maker Relaxed Over Microsoft's 'blockade'
Talkback I have wine so I can run iTunes ( not made by Microsoft ) and window's games ( that aren't made by Microsoft ). I already use Open Office and it is great. I use linux at home. I don't use any Microsoft applications.
[February 26, 2005, 14:03]
Microsoft Admits Targeting Wine Users
News Microsoft prioritised making its anti-piracy tool prevent users of Wine, an open source toolkit that allows users to run Windows applications under Linux, from downloading Windows updates, the software giant said on Friday.
[February 25, 2005, 11:30]
Linux Gets Office XP Applications
News Lindows, a version of Linux, runs some Windows applications, and the open-source WINE project aims to add Windows compatibility to Linux. Users are now able to run most of the applications in Office XP on Linux, following the release of commercial...
[April 23, 2003, 14:30]
Wine Development Stifled By Software Patent
News The open source project Wine allows you to run unmodified Windows programs on Linux through a binary compatibility layer. Wine isn't the only open source project forced into an unsatisfactory work-around to avoid violating a patent.
[May 13, 2005, 10:05]
Lindows Offers A Software Sampler
News It is quite doubtful that Microsoft will support users of Office on Linux/WINE regardless of how well it works," Kusnetzky said. LindowsOS is based on Linux and a technology called WINE, which is aimed at allowing Windows applications to run under...
[February 5, 2002, 14:54]
Microsoft Admits Targeting Wine Users
Talkback So they buy Office and get Wine to run it. Like a talk back already mentioned - this is probably better for your average wine user because the development team will have a chance to see how different updates can or should effect the Wine...
[February 25, 2005, 21:07]
Latest Lindows Preview Adds Click-N-Run Software
News Lindows OS will rely on a version of Wine, a Windows emulator, for this functionality. A beta tester at open-source developer site Newsforge.com said the Office plugins did not work properly. Lindows OS is ultimately aimed at providing an...
[April 10, 2002, 12:27]
Vienna Hobbles Open-source Migration
News The Schlaumäuse software requires several IE plug-ins and caused frequent crashes in Wine, the Linux software used to run Windows applications on Linux, said Erwin Gillich, the head of IT at Vienna's municipal authority, according to the ORF's...
[June 6, 2008, 11:37]
Ballmer: Longhorn Is 'disruptive - But Worth It'
Talkback Or WINE? Open Office and Star Office are 90+% compatible with MS Office, just a hell of a lot cheaper! Ever heard of Crossover Office? What version of MS Office lets you convert your document to pdf or Flash?
[July 14, 2004, 8:43]
Desktop Linux: Novell Making Slow Progress
News Either they could be replaced by a direct equivalent, or software which allows Windows to run alongside the Linux desktop, such as the open-source application Wine, could be used. Chris Schlaeger, vice-president of research and development at...
[September 29, 2004, 18:40]
Linus Torvalds Speaks Out Against EU Patent Law
Talkback In the physical world there exist many patents on specific implementations of corkscrew, but it is not possible to patent the concept of opening wine. Samba competes with Windows Server, Open Office with Word.
[November 23, 2004, 16:50]
UK Charity Builds Linux Network On A Shoestring
Talkback I can run Win98 apps within Linux via Bochs or WINE. I have found easily 2 gigabytes of *FREE* software for Windows, including pro-grade project mgmt tools (Open Workbench), the wonderful Avid video editor, Photomosaique, the GIMP, Open Office...
[March 30, 2005, 5:36]
Ruling Questions Windows Trademark
News Lindows is based on the Wine project, an open-source effort to mimic the commands that Windows programs use. In its 30-page ruling, the court said noted that although the US Patents and Trademarks Office approved registration of the Windows...
[March 18, 2002, 18:52]
Microsoft Sues Linux Start-up Over Name
News Lindows is based on the Wine project, an open-source effort to mimic the commands that Windows programs use. He said the company is targeting small and medium-sized business that might be interested in switching to a less expensive operating system...
[December 21, 2001, 10:01]
RSPCA: Adopting The Penguin
News Some applications we could also re-engineer using Wine. But for our HQ, where there are around 350 staff, it would be a little bit more complex because our users are already familiar with Office and Windows.
[October 24, 2003, 17:20]
'Why Linux Is Inferior To Windows And Macintosh'
Blog Comment It Provides clustering capabilities, provides the ability to run a lot of windows programs (wine is supporting more and more applications - a lot of games now run well under linux using wine), support for true open standards, listen directly to...
[January 28, 2008, 2:28]
