The Wine team has announced that version 2.0 of the Windows compatibility layer has been released.
The main highlights are the support for Microsoft Office 2013, and the 64-bit support on macOS.
[...] This is the first release made on the new time-based, annual release schedule. This implies that some features that are being worked on but couldn't be finished in time have been deferred to the next development cycle. This includes in particular the Direct3D command stream, the full HID support, the Android graphics driver, and message-mode pipes.
Do any soylentils still rely on Wine for that one irreplaceable application?
(Score: 2) by Justin Case on Thursday January 26 2017, @12:19PM
So one of the (thousands of) reasons I despise Windows is that it craps all over my disk. (I'm one of the few who believe it is my computer, it should obey me, not run off and do its own thing without my permission.)
So I installed WINE, and it crapped all over my disk. Naturally. It is doing what Windows would do.
With a VM, at least I can confine all that stuff to a single disk image file, where I can put it aside and wash my hands when I'm done.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Friday January 27 2017, @02:30PM
You can constrain WINE to a specific directory by disabling some of the default "drives": one of which is your home directory.