Wine, the Windows Emulator for Linux, has finally reached version 1.0 after years of development.
This is the first feature-complete release, supporting Windows essentials such as The Sims 2, iTunes, Adobe Creative Suite 3, and Microsoft Office 2007.
For further details, including the changelog and release notes, click the link below.
http://www.winehq.org/?announce=1.0
"We needed this." - Matthew Garrett, Red Hat
"We're delighted to be able to include Windows Live OneCare in future Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop releases" - Miguel de Icaza, Novell
"With this announcement, Linux is finally ready for the desktop" - Theo de Raadt, Linux Evangelist
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