Wine - это не эмулятор Windows, как думают многие, а альтернативная
реализация API Windows 3.x и Win32 (кстати, и расшифровывается Wine как
"Wine Is Not Emulator"). Wine позволяет конечному пользователю
выполнять в unix-системах (и Linux) многие приложения, написанные для
ОС Windows.
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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.
What's new in this release (see below for details): - Better support for Windows IMEs. - Option for Windows-style window decorations. - Improved system tray behavior. - Window management fixes. - Improved quartz audio support. - Better support for launching apps from Unix file managers. - Lots of bug fixes.