Dan Kegel wrote:
Marcel wrote:
i don't even see the point of a 1.0 release at this point in time. This project has been a work in progress since 15 years. Why the heck has it been decided to do a 'gold' release *now* anyways?
To get lots more people to try it and report bugs, so it can improve faster.
And to move the project forward. The more it is used, the more problems that can be discovered and, hopefully, corrected.
And to get the word out about its rapid progress in the last two years. Most people still think Wine can't wipe its nose.
I agree. I've seen a great deal of progress in the last few months that I have been here.
Now, for some users, Wine still can't wipe its nose -- it all depends on the app you try. But it seems that "linux wine sucks" pulls only about half as many hits as "linux wine amazing" in a web search, so we must be doing something right lately.
This is true. However, this may reverse as people attempt to use Wine.
James