Star Shuttleworth on Wine
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 5th May 2009 22:04 UTC
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu Many Linux users have experience with Wine, the application compatibility layer which allows some Windows programs to run on UNIX-like machines. During Ubuntu's Open Week event, Mark Shuttleworth was asked about Wine, and how important he believes it is for the success of Ubuntu.
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RE[2]: I love utorrent
by KugelKurt on Wed 6th May 2009 00:44 UTC in reply to "RE: I love utorrent"
KugelKurt
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2005-07-06

Qt 4.5 has a GTK theme engine: http://code.google.com/p/arora/wiki/Screenshots

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RE[3]: I love utorrent
by ephracis on Wed 6th May 2009 01:49 in reply to "RE[2]: I love utorrent"
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2007-09-23

Yeah, which would take care of the "looks" but not the "feels", which is at least just as important, of not more important.

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RE[4]: I love utorrent
by KugelKurt on Wed 6th May 2009 08:27 in reply to "RE[3]: I love utorrent"
KugelKurt Member since:
2005-07-06

What is "feels"? It puts buttons in GNOME order and replaces open/save windows, among other integration features.

Edited 2009-05-06 08:29 UTC

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