Re: Wine and iexplore.exe

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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
>>
>>
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