On 09/19/2010 05:44 PM, Temlakos wrote: > Well, hey--Wine is something we can all benefit from. Haven't you ever > run across a piece of Windows freeware that you'd like to run? I think > it's fine to support alternatives to Windows-specific shrinkwrapped > programs (OpenOffice v. MS Office; LAMP/LAPgP v. MS Web Server; GnuCash > v. Quicken; etc.). But every now and again you run into some routines > that are written for Windows--coupon printers, that sort of thing. Now > what are you going to do? Refuse to have anything to do with them? > That's called "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face." > > Wine allows us Windows functionality without having to pay for a Windows > license. It's worth having for all the instances in which you don't have > access to the source code. > > Temlakos Take it easy guys! I am sure others find it exceedingly useful, if not outright necessary and essential. But not for me. As I said, I was curious about it and wanted to test drive a few primary windows apps. That's all. Cheers, JD > On 09/19/2010 08:34 PM, James McKenzie wrote: >> >> JD: >> >> Thank you for the honest opinion of Wine. >> >> James Mckenzie >> >> -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
