>I guess that depends on what you mean by flexible. Wine's better
>integration with the host gives it flexibility that Windows under <your
>favorite virtual PC> simply can't have.
>
>Ross

Well I might add that I've run WINE several times and been a tad disappointed.
There is a lot of simple stuff it can run. Crossover and WINEX can run even
more. But there's still a buttload that it can't run.

If you are hardcore WINE hacker, you can make stuff work no doubt. And if you
have access to the source (which you often don't), programs can be hacked /
compiled to work.

WINE reminds me of the Linux ABI on FreeBSD. The Linux ABI runs like 90
percent of programs, but it's inevitably the other 10 percent that one needs.
Yeah I could delve into the source code and fix the program, but I'm an end
luser, not a C programmer with 10 years experience.

Then again it's a matter of experience. I'm routinely told AOL won't work on
Linux, yet I routinely run it anyway under Crossover.

I have nothing against WINE, but there's no substitute for true emulation or
virtualization software. Perhaps there will one day be a free (no cost)
virtualization counterpart to WINE and Bochs (like the old Plex86).

Michael