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Expand the answer to 'What is the Application Database?' by enumerating each aspect. Use the Visual FoxPro entry as an example. Also mention voting.

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Change wording of the answer to 'What are the benefits of this Application Database?'. Also mention the tricks to get an application working as a benefit to Wine users.
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Francois Gouget
2005-01-29 00:45:15 +00:00
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@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@ Application Database.</p>
<p><b>Q: What is the Application Database?</b></p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>A:</b> The Application Database is a repository for
compatibility information of applications for Microsoft Windows
running on Wine.<p>
Windows application compatibility information with Wine.
In particular it provides the following information:<br>
(see the <a href="/appview.php?appId=296">Visual FoxPro</a> entry for an
example)<p>
<ul>
<li>Whether a given application works at all with Wine.</li>
<li>If it is partially working, then which areas of the application
have problems.</li>
<li>How to install and get that application working best.</li>
</ul>
<p>And if the Windows application you want most to use with Wine does not
work, it lets you vote for it to bring it to the attention of Wine
developers.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>Q: What is Wine?</b></p>
@@ -30,13 +41,12 @@ allowing many unmodified Windows binaries to run on x86-based Unixes, including
<a href="http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine-faq/index">Wine FAQ</a>.<p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>Q: What is the benefits of this Application Database?</b></p>
<p><b>Q: What are the benefits of this Application Database?</b></p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>A:</b> The Application database will give the Wine developers a
resource for compatibility information. This will allow them to focus their
efforts on those applications the community most wants to see working. It also
provides end-user support. Users can find out before they even install Wine if
their application is supported.<p>
<p><b>A:</b> The Application database benefits both Wine developers and users.
It lets Wine developers know which applications the community most wants to
see working. And it lets Wine user know beforehand if their application will
work in Wine, and also what are the tricks to get it working best.<p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>Q: How does a new application get added to the database?</b></p>