... Microsoft funded the wine project? it is within their interests as far as I can see, given that they are trying to sell their programs (office, development tools, licences, etc) to every user available? Mac OS, linux, who know what next.... If you cant beat them (them as in Linux) , join them ..! Imagine the next Office generation advert: Office, the most supported multi-platform suite. Take all your files with you anywhere, anytime, Fully compatible with any previous office. Microsoft certified.
It is in their interests in some respects, but it definitely is NOT in their interests in other respects - mainly the respect where people stop using their OS, which probably rakes in by far the most money. So it's not gonna happen. Also, if it did, I imagine them wanting to put restrictions on the source code and chip in very litte of their own (after all, it's not like they're gonna release some Windows source code just to support Wine). Aaaand if they did there'd DEFINITELY be a restritive license. So no.
2008/11/2 dr_costas <wineforum-user at winehq.org>:> ... Microsoft funded the wine project? > > it is within their interests as far as I can see, given that they are trying to sell their programs (office, development tools, licences, etc) to every user available? Mac OS, linux, who know what next.... If you cant beat them (them as in Linux) , join them ..! > > Imagine the next Office generation advert: Office, the most supported multi-platform suite. Take all your files with you anywhere, anytime, Fully compatible with any previous office. Microsoft certified. > >Here, suggest it to them: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/outreach/ideas/ideaSubmit.mspx -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il ?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-? ?-?-?-?-?-?-?