RE: Ideas for v2.1: Win 32 Api

Jesus Eugenio Sanchez (jesp@intercable.net)
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 11:06:20 -0500


Do you know if there's a mailing list for WINE?

Thanks.

--jesp

No fancy .sig today

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From: Marcus Meissner[SMTP:msmeissn@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 1996 6:20 AM
To: Juergen Weber
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re: Ideas for v2.1: Win 32 Api

> Linux with support for Win 32 Api might become a better Windows than
> Windows. But do we want that?

> Anyway, Win32 should be easier to emulate than Wine, as it is not a
> mixture of CP/M, Dos and Win16. But first the kernel should support
> threads.

Sorry, but did you look closer at the win32 API? And WINE?

- Win32 isn't as easy to implement as it looks. Especially if it comes
to threads and the like.
- WINE has started support for WIN32 and it looks promising.
- The Linux kernel supports threads AFAIK.

BTW, _EVERYBODY_ is welcome to join the WINE effort. We could need some
help.

Marcus