I'm probably rehashing an old question and debate. It's probably about time.
A minority of computer users use non-Windows (Linux and Mac OS) as their operating systems. Some of us would like to use RealFlight on such platforms without having to install full-OS virtualization software like VMware, VirtualBox or Parallels.
These platforms can run Windows applications via the WINE open source project, and its commercial derivatives, such as CrossOver and WinOnX. It would be great to get RF7 running on these.
So, questions:
1. Have you tried to run RF7 under WINE? Were you successful? If not, what were the issues you saw?
2. I understand RealFlight requires its proprietary USB hardware, because it uses this as a part of its copy protection regime. Is this still true under RF7?
3. If RF7 were made to work under WINE, would you use it? I'm trying to get some sense of the demand from our teensy minority of users.
A minority of computer users use non-Windows (Linux and Mac OS) as their operating systems. Some of us would like to use RealFlight on such platforms without having to install full-OS virtualization software like VMware, VirtualBox or Parallels.
These platforms can run Windows applications via the WINE open source project, and its commercial derivatives, such as CrossOver and WinOnX. It would be great to get RF7 running on these.
So, questions:
1. Have you tried to run RF7 under WINE? Were you successful? If not, what were the issues you saw?
2. I understand RealFlight requires its proprietary USB hardware, because it uses this as a part of its copy protection regime. Is this still true under RF7?
3. If RF7 were made to work under WINE, would you use it? I'm trying to get some sense of the demand from our teensy minority of users.