Changelog:
* documentation/faq.sgml
Fix/make the case of Bochs and Plex86 more consistent.
Add CodeWeavers to the list of contributors (currently hosts WineHQ).
Tweak the 'how to submit patches' FAQ.
Add Kylix and MusicMatch JukeBox to the list of applications ported
using Wine(lib).
Index: documentation/faq.sgml
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RCS file: /home/wine/wine/documentation/faq.sgml,v
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diff -u -r1.13 faq.sgml
--- documentation/faq.sgml 28 Jul 2003 19:06:10 -0000 1.13
+++ documentation/faq.sgml 20 Aug 2003 20:24:25 -0000
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
<answer>
<para>
There are two free x86 hardware emulators:
- <ulink url="http://bochs.sourceforge.net";>bochs</ulink>, and
- <ulink url="http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/plex86";>plex86</ulink>.
+ <ulink url="http://bochs.sourceforge.net";>Bochs</ulink>, and
+ <ulink url="http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/plex86";>Plex86</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@
Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator
written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation
of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently,
- bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is capable
+ Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is capable
of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation including Linux,
Windows® 95, DOS, and recently Windows® NT 4.
</para>
<para>
- Both are licensed under the GPL. Bochs is older than plex86, seems to be
- easier to install, but plex86 will run faster because plex86 uses a just in
+ Both are licensed under the GPL. Bochs is older than Plex86, seems to be
+ easier to install, but Plex86 will run faster because Plex86 uses a just in
time binary compiler.
</para>
<para>
@@ -430,6 +514,12 @@
http://www.corel.com</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ CodeWeavers
+ (<ulink url="http://www.codeweavers.com/";>http://www.codeweavers.com</>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -1675,10 +1802,16 @@
</question>
<answer>
<para>
- Patches are greatly appreciated and should be submitted to the
+ Submitting a patch for inclusion in Wine is pretty simple.
+ Basically all you have to do is send the patch to the
wine-patches mailing list
- (<ulink url="http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml";>http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml</ulink>). Also see this page for
- a description of what happens to submitted patches.
+ (<ulink url="http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml";>http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml</>).
+ Still there are a couple of recommendations about the patch format
+ and all so it's best to read our page describing <ulink
+ url="http://www.winehq.com/site/sending_patches";>how to submit
+ patches</>. This will also give you more details about the whole
+ process and in particular to what will happen to your patch once
+ submitted.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -1725,12 +1858,30 @@
</question>
<answer>
<para>
- A few examples of applications using Winelib:
+ Here are few examples of applications ported using Wine or Winelib:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Corel's WordPerfect Office Suite
+ Corel's WordPerfect Office Suite 2000 was ported to Linux using
+ Wine.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Kylix, the Linux version of Delphi, was ported to Linux using
+ Winelib. The IDE actually uses a combination of QT and Winelib
+ which would not have been possible to achieve using only Wine.
+ The generated applications however do not depend on Wine in
+ any way.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ MusicMatch JukeBox 5 has also been
+ <ulink url="http://www.itworld.com/nl/lnx_desktop/01042001/";>ported</>
+ to Linux using Winelib. However more recent versions have not, and
+ version 5 is no longer available.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
--
Francois Gouget fgouget@free.fr http://fgouget.free.fr/
Cahn's Axiom: When all else fails, read the instructions.
