Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.
Latest Changes:
Beginnings of ddraw overlay support. Many more crypt32 functions. Improved support for tables in Richedit. Support for NETWM window maximization. Many installer fixes. Tweaks for better PulseAudio support. Various bug fixes.
File Description: Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.
Latest Changes:
* A bunch of WinHelp improvements * Better Japanese font support * A ton of rpcrt4 fixes * Several Alsa capture fixes * Improved support for screen resolution changes * Lots of bug fixes
Many copy protection fixes. GLSL is now the default for Direct3D. Lots of memory errors fixed thanks to Valgrind. Support for TOPMOST windows. Beginnings of an inetcomm dll implementation. Lots of bug fixes.
Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.
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 Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris.
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