Written by mydoghasworms the 29 Apr 09 at 07:02.

The Wine-Doors project provides a super-easy way to install Windows applications on Linux. However, at the time of writing, they have had to shut down their repositories due to package hosting bandwidth costs (see this post).
Ways to support:
* Provide hosting for packages
* Package wine-doors for Ubuntu
* Get involved in the development
* Donate to the project

The <a href="http://wddb.wine-doors.org/">Wine-Doors</a> project provides a super-easy way to install Windows applications on Linux. However, at the time of writing, they have had to shut down their repositories due to package hosting bandwidth costs (see <a href="http://wddb.wine-doors.org/node/52">this post</a>). Ways to support: * Provide hosting for packages * Package wine-doors for Ubuntu * Get involved in the development * Donate to the project

Written by mydoghasworms the 29 Apr 09 at 07:18.

Codeweavers' Crossover product could use some help; it does not always work out of the box, and is not easy-to-use for novice users.
The alternative is to buy them out and give the product away for free!

Codeweavers' Crossover product could use some help; it does not always work out of the box, and is not easy-to-use for novice users. The alternative is to buy them out and give the product away for free!

Written by Ssdg the 29 Apr 09 at 18:39.

Whats the point of promoting windows applications while they don't recognise us?

The time and money (according to solutions #1 in bandwidth and in #2 in licensing) should be saved for replacing the windows applications, by, for example improving openoffice instead of trying to run MS office.

Whats the point of promoting windows applications while they don't recognise us? The time and money (according to solutions #1 in bandwidth and in #2 in licensing) should be saved for replacing the windows applications, by, for example improving openoffice instead of trying to run MS office.

Written by cheesehead the 29 Apr 09 at 21:34.

'Support' for Windows apps doesn't mean someone else throwing money somewhere. It means volunteers like you and me working each dll, troubleshooting bugs, testing, documenting, translating, fundraising, and much much more.
http://winehq.org/contributing

'Support' for Windows apps doesn't mean someone else throwing money somewhere. It means volunteers like you and me working each dll, troubleshooting bugs, testing, documenting, translating, fundraising, and much much more. http://winehq.org/contributing

Written by androdebian the 3 May 09 at 15:21.

Add a new section on gnome-app-install called "Windows" and put in this section the windows applications/games that runs very well with wine or with a native patch.

When the user intall any of these applications, the system download wine (if need) and a formulary to put the original cd software (if need too).

Add a new section on gnome-app-install called "Windows" and put in this section the windows applications/games that runs very well with wine or with a native patch. When the user intall any of these applications, the system download wine (if need) and a formulary to put the original cd software (if need too).

Written by Klau3 the 11 Feb 10 at 11:44.

Check if Wine is installed when not -> show infobox.

<img src="http://justoneidea.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/easier-wine-access-e28093-installation.png?w=406" /> Check if Wine is installed when not -> show infobox.

Written by Ssdg the 12 Feb 10 at 06:47.

After all, exes or .foo are the same. You need some extra software to read them.

After all, exes or .foo are the same. You need some extra software to read them.

Written by la_serpe the 13 Feb 10 at 18:43.

There should be a warning because definitely not all Windows applications are supported. Users should avoid unpleasant surprises.

There should be a warning because definitely not all Windows applications are supported. Users should avoid unpleasant surprises.

Written by dlithgow the 15 Feb 10 at 12:05.

Let's keep this simple, and reuse existing Ubuntu elements.

There are two issues here:

1. Archive Manager can't unpack exe files by default, but tries and doesn't offer a solution. This is solved by fixing bug# 148084 (https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/148084) "totem-like/firefox-like plugin installer for file-roller"

2. Users from Windows expect to run an exe file. The best reaction to Ubuntu doing something unexpected, and the reaction we want to encourage, is for the user to look in the documentation. There needs to be a useful result when searching for "exe" in Yelp which explains why an exe doesn't run in Ubuntu and what users can do about that. (The System Documentation is the right place for Solution #3 to be implemented)

Let's keep this simple, and reuse existing Ubuntu elements. There are two issues here: 1. Archive Manager can't unpack exe files by default, but tries and doesn't offer a solution. This is solved by fixing bug# 148084 (https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/148084) "totem-like/firefox-like plugin installer for file-roller" 2. Users from Windows expect to run an exe file. The best reaction to Ubuntu doing something unexpected, and the reaction we want to encourage, is for the user to look in the documentation. There needs to be a useful result when searching for "exe" in Yelp which explains why an exe doesn't run in Ubuntu and what users can do about that. (The System Documentation is the right place for Solution #3 to be implemented)