On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems than at Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:03:53 -0700 (PDT), Curt > wrote: > > > Point of order, WINE = Wine Is Not Emulation > > > > Its virtualization I guess... > > No, it's not virtualizer either. It does more of a > call-translator, translating the request and the reply to suit > the OS and the program. It's a pretty slick trick. And when it > works, it seems to work well. > > -- Philip
It is not an emulator, nor is it any kind of virtualization at all whatsoever. WINE is a clean room rewrite / reimplementation of the Windows API (Application Programming Interface) The easiest way to explain it to us gear heads is this right here: http://jalopnik.com/5069251/exclusive-i-am-the-guy-with-a-lamborghini-in-the-basement A clean room reimplementation of a Lamborghini Countach. EdB -- "I'm a Night Elf Mohawk!" - Mr. T. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
