Is there a way we could ask Microsoft to use "Wine" instead of "WINE"?
;) -Scott Ritchie On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 15:43 +0200, Marcus Meissner wrote: > Hi, > > Just found by random websearch... > > http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en > > ... > Q: Will systems running WINE pass WGA validation? > A: Wine is an implementation of the Windows 3.x and Win32 APIs on top > of X and Unix. When WGA validation detects WINE running on the system, > it will notify users that they are running non-genuine Windows, and it > will not allow genuine Windows downloads for that system. Users of WINE > should consult the WINE community for WINE updates. It is important > to note that WINE users, and other users of non-genuine Windows, > can continue to download updates for most Microsoft applications from > Microsoft application-specific sites, such as Office Update. > > Ciao, Marcus > >
