Wine Reaches Beta, good news?

Elgan {sfx} · October 26, 2005, 11:22:45 AM

From Betanews i saw this article http://www.betanews.com/article/Wine_Reaches_Beta_After_12_Years/1130338797">Wine Reaches Beta - After 12 Years

   By Ed Oswald, BetaNews



   i thought there is other things like this for linux though:S. hm but mainly i see for game hosts. like mohaa for example who didnt get a linux server. most server companies use linux ffs, but if they used 'wine' then they could run the windows version of mohaa and still not have to pay for a OS.



   then i wudnt have to get linux and learn what code libs or whatever they are called on linux are available.

Rookie One · October 26, 2005, 02:19:00 PM

There are performance and compatibility issues when running stuff on Wine.

Elgan {sfx} · October 26, 2005, 03:39:34 PM

ah wine sucks.hehe

Rookie One · October 27, 2005, 08:33:35 AM

It really depends on what you're running. I play Starcraft regularily on Wine and I daresay it works much better than under wincrap (ever since I installed SP2 my wincrap TCP/IP stack keeps overflowing and after some 1-2 hours the word 'networking' drops the 'working' part).

Elgan {sfx} · October 27, 2005, 03:16:53 PM

the network problem could be your router

Rookie One · October 27, 2005, 03:20:12 PM

Then why does Linux work flawlessly?

You say Wine sucks. Try writing your own WinAPI implementation without the access to M$'s code, then.

Elgan {sfx} · October 27, 2005, 03:42:17 PM

you said wine sucks:P

maybe the router was first made for linux i dunno what router u got:P. i dont care to argue about windows and linux so dont start

Rookie One · October 27, 2005, 04:43:02 PM

No, I did not say that.

I think Wine is a great piece of software, it allows me to play Starcraft under Linux.

sorridstroker · November 26, 2005, 06:36:04 PM

I say it can only be a good thing I have a little experience with linux and I must say I find it much better than windows in every way.



   that said though it really is let down when/if you want to play games.



   never used wine but I have heard good and bad things about it.



   have played mohaa on a linux machine before (without wine) got a whopping 20 fps and major sound issues ( in the bridge you could here the river like you were stood in it where ever you were in the map).