I was trying to use one of my programs on Wine. A message came up saying "Sorry, You may not use this EXE as your Running Wine. You may only run this EXE on Windows without Wine." So uh, is there anything I can do about this?
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 2:39 PM, zx12 <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> I was trying to use one of my programs on Wine. A message came up saying > "Sorry, You may not use this EXE as your Running Wine. You may only run > this EXE on Windows without Wine." > > So uh, is there anything I can do about this? > > > > > > Apparently the program is detecting wine doesn't like this. You'll have totake that up with the program's developer. Not much wine can do here. What app is this? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/attachments/20080425/39778557/attachment.htm
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I think this info should go in the AppDB. I'd like to know what app it is just so I can avoid buying it.
Idiot developers that do that kind of thing should be sued for anti-competitive practices... zx12 wrote:> I was trying to use one of my programs on Wine. A message came up saying > "Sorry, You may not use this EXE as your Running Wine. You may only run this EXE on Windows without Wine." > > So uh, is there anything I can do about this? > > > > > > >
I contacted the developer. He told me that "We do not support or want our programs run on Wine. If we wanted them to we wouldn't be blocking them. We also don't want our programs on Linux, if we did we would of programed Linux versions. The EULA states that you must use Windows to use our product."
The program is called "Delta's Music Editor" (Hope you can find it, I've since deleted it as it doesn't work). I contacted the guy again telling him it's illegal in some countries, he responded quickly. "That doesn't matter, were based in Canada selling our software In Canada. If you don't like our program, don't use it, the requirements clearly stated that Windows was needed. NOT WINE! Please stop bothering us with this."
Ok great something that was hoped to be avoided. Please inform the dumb company that wine registry keys and means to detect wine were only provided to help applications alter to suit wine. If to many companies copy his company stunt all detectable markers that application in wine will be force to be removed. What is going to make there support process far harder. Since they will not know if a fault is a wine or a windows glitch and will have to waste more time debuging it. They actions could have a direct effect on the development of wine making it harder for a lot of companies. Also investage if this kind of limitation falls on the wrong side of discrimination laws over there. Also note this kind of discrimination lock gives a open welcome mat to a lot of countries to completely crack the program without being able to be legally attacked for pirated software. That kind of limitation is dumb.
@David Griffith: No I don't remember where I got it from. Sorry. I'll look on Google to see if I can find it. @austin987: I'm not to sure on how to use the AppDB, I'll give it shot. @oiaohm: But wouldn't cracking it be illegal? I could try explain this to the owner, if he'll even bother reading another email. As for the legality of it, I have a buddy in Canada who knows a bit about the laws and he says it perfectly legal there to do this.
@James McKenzie: So, in the EU your allowed to crack software that does this? I will still think that anyone distributing cracked software would get busted. Then again, couldn't companies just add that people in the EU can't use their software in their EULA's? @Dan Kegel: I will do so.