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		broodbucket on Feb 7, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wine 1.7.12 Released I think that when Wine was originally started, the goal must have been for it to be obsolete one day. That day is still very far away, and regardless, Wine is a technical marvel.

davidgerard on Feb 8, 2014 [–]

No. Win32 programs will be around approximately forever.

Win32 will be one of those "forever" technologies. Like COBOL and now Java.

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