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After many years of waiting patiently like so many generations before us our wine has matured to a degree that makes it perfect for every day use... About WineWine, sometimes incorrectly referred to as a windows emulator is an acronym for Wine Is Not an Emulator. In reality wine is a compatibility layer that allows windows applications to run on Unix desktops. Wine has been ported to many platforms including Linux, BSD, Solaris and now Mac OSX. About Wine-DoorsWine-Doors is an application written for GNOME which provides a set of features to facilitate a more user friendly wine environment a complete replacement for winetools. Features
Why switch?For Microsoft Windows® users Linux appears sometimes as a big scary beast of an operating system. When a Windows user begins using Linux things can seem very foreign and intimidating the same of course applies of Mac OSX, however the benefits of a consistent, user friendly, secure, network oriented desktop environment become evident within just a few minutes. Some examples of the Linux advantageWine-Doors is designed to help soften the blow and also provide a facility to get windows applications installed quickly without having to pour over community documentation. That way new users can benefit from having access to their favourite applications from windows, and Linux users can have the benefit of some of the high quality software that is available for the windows platform. For the enterprise migrating desktops to Linux and GNOME can be difficult with many bespoke applications in use and sometimes a difficult to manage training requirement. However wine and wine-doors can help ease users in large organisations into Linux and with some basic desktop training users can now get to grips with the features and functionality of the Linux desktop quickly. Best of all, every member of the community strives to ensure that Linux and GNOME are free and provide freedom for all. |
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