Groan. It is an emulator. The original authors named it in a moment of mirth.
> On 24 Jun 2015, at 11:53 pm, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 10:42 AM, David Crayford <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It was a legitimate question. Maybe not the wine you were thinking of. >> Linux/wine is an emulator which enables windows programs to run on Linux. > <sigh/> David, David, David <head motion="shaking"/> > > WINE == "Wine Is Not an Emulator". > > From your friendly, neighborhood pedant. <grin type="big"/> > > And, yes, I know that it is considered an emulator and the acronym > usage > is a bit passé any more. > But I'm not busy today. > > -- > 3 minutes ago <https://twitter.com/UnixToolTip/status/613710250571603969> > > Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a > restore is attempted. > > Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. > > My sister opened a computer store in Hawaii. She sells C shells down by the > seashore. > If someone tell you that nothing is impossible: > Ask him to dribble a football. > > He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. > > 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
