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Wine
Computer languages C  +
Full description Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to unixlike systems as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run. g many unmodified Windows programs to run.
Homepage URL http://www.winehq.com/  +
Interface command-line  + , library  + , x-window-system  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords windows  + , api  + , implementation  +
Last review by Alexander Shopov +
Last review date 14 May 2008  +
License LGPLv2 +
License verified by Ted Teah  +
License verified date 22 December 2006  +
Name wine  +
Real name Alexandre Julliard  +
Related projects PlayOnLinux +
Resource URL http://bugs.winehq.org/  + , http://source.winehq.org/git  + , mailto:wine-announce@winehq.org  + , mailto:wine-bugs@winehq.org  + , mailto:wine-devel@winehq.org  + , mailto:wine-users@winehq.org  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Help  + , Support  +
Resource kind VCS Repository Webview  + , E-mail  +
Revisionid 2,853  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 13:29:09  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Wine is a Free and Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and *nix.  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
User level none  +
VCS checkout command git clone git://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git wine  +
Version comment 0.9.28 released on 2006-12-20
Version date 20 December 2006  +
Version download http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/wine-0.9.28.tar.bz2  +
Version identifier 0.9.28  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 24 May 2012 23:47:56  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. ash@contact.bg  +
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