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		shmerl 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WinBoat: Windows apps on Linux with seamless integ... Looks like a Windows VM with extras. I'd prefer Wine approach.

mcswell 71 days ago [–]

Sure, Wine when it works. It doesn't always, and it looks like this WinBoat will work when Wine doesn't. I'm currently using it for SIL's Fieldworks Language Explorer, which did not run under Wine.

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