Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 30, 2007 04:47 AM
CrossOver or WINE just don't make sense. They are always too far behind with spotty application support to be relied upon.
Tomorrow, Vista will be released to the retail channel along with an array of Vista applications. Meanwhile, WINE and CrossOver are simulating Windows 98! It's 2007 for Christ's sake and this new version simulates a Windows 98 environment!
As a previous poster pointed out, WINE and CrossOver don't run<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET framework 1.1 or 2.0. I personally hate<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET but I also realize that more and more programmers are using the<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET crutch and that many, if not most, new Windows applications are<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET applications. That means they don't run on WINE/CrossOver either.
It just doesn't make sense to struggle with WINE/CrossOver. Find a Linux native replacement for your application. Host the application on a Terminal Server. Run Windows native or in a virtual machine. Don't spend $40 to $70(???) for a half-assed simulator(because WINE Is Not an Emulator).
P.S. This is post is not meant to snipe the folks at WINE and Code Weavers, they do a great job. But, even they acknowledge that they will NEVER catch up to the current version of Windows.
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It Doesn't Make Sense
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 30, 2007 04:47 AMTomorrow, Vista will be released to the retail channel along with an array of Vista applications. Meanwhile, WINE and CrossOver are simulating Windows 98! It's 2007 for Christ's sake and this new version simulates a Windows 98 environment!
As a previous poster pointed out, WINE and CrossOver don't run<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET framework 1.1 or 2.0. I personally hate<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET but I also realize that more and more programmers are using the<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET crutch and that many, if not most, new Windows applications are<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET applications. That means they don't run on WINE/CrossOver either.
It just doesn't make sense to struggle with WINE/CrossOver. Find a Linux native replacement for your application. Host the application on a Terminal Server. Run Windows native or in a virtual machine. Don't spend $40 to $70(???) for a half-assed simulator(because WINE Is Not an Emulator).
P.S. This is post is not meant to snipe the folks at WINE and Code Weavers, they do a great job. But, even they acknowledge that they will NEVER catch up to the current version of Windows.
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