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<!--TITLE: Application Database FAQ -->
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<h3>Application Database FAQ</h3>
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<p>This FAQ answers questions related to the usage of the
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Application Database.</p>
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<p><b>Q: What is the Application Database?</b></p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><b>A:</b> The Application Database is a repository for
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compatibility information of applications for Microsoft Windows
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running on Wine.<p>
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</blockquote>
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<p><b>Q: What is Wine?</b></p>
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<blockquote>
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<p><b>A:</b>Think of Wine as a Windows compatibility layer. Wine does not require
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Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely alternative implementation
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consisting of 100% Microsoft-free code, but it can optionally use
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native system DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development
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toolkit (Winelib) for porting Windows sources to Unix and a program loader,
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allowing many unmodified Windows binaries to run on x86-based Unixes, including
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<a href="http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a>,
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<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a>, and
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<a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/">Solaris</a>.</p>
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<p>More information can be found at the
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<a href="http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine-faq/index">Wine FAQ</a>.<p>
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</blockquote>
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2004-03-26 20:36:54 +00:00
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<p><b>Q: What is the benefits of this Application Database?</b></p>
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<p><b>A:</b> The Application database will give the Wine developers a
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resource for compatibility information. This will allow them to focus their
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efforts on those applications the community most wants to see working. It also
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provides end-user support. Users can find out before they even install Wine if
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their application is supported.<p>
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</blockquote>
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<p><b>Q: How does a new application get added to the database?</b></p>
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<p><b>A:</b> In order to ensure consistency, only authorized application database
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maintainers are permitted to add new applications to the database.
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Anyone can comment on, or rate a particular application.</p>
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<p>Anyone can request that an application be added to the database,
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but the application is not actually added until after it has been
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reviewed and categorized by a maintainer.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p><b>Q: How can I submit HowTo's and Screenshots?</b></p>
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<p><b>A:</b> We love to hear from our users. Send those helpful HowTo's and
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Screenshots right on over to <a href="mailto:appdb@winehq.org">appdb@winehq.org</a>.
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We'll be happy to post them, and give you proper credit for your great contribution.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p><b>Q: How do I become an authorized application database maintainer.</b></p>
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<p><b>A:</b> Pretty much anyone with an established reputation supporting Wine
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is welcome (begged?) to be an application maintainer.
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Simply send email to <a href="mailto:appdb@winehq.org">appdb@winehq.org</a>
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to apply. Once we have a community of maintainers, we hope that community
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will further refine the policies and procedures.</p>
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</blockquote>
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</ul>
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If you have more questions you would like to add to our FAQ, please contact us
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at <a href="mailto:appdb@winehq.org">appdb@winehq.org</a>.
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<p> </p>
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