> > There are also quite a few free programs that run only on Windows.

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> > (Being able to redistribute a program and its source and modify and

> > redistribute the source doesn't somehow cause it to be instantly

> > ported to other platforms by the grace of God.) These programs can be

> > run on other operating systems with Wine. They can be ported to run on

> > other operating systems with winelib.

>

> I didn't say Wine is evil, just counter-productive. And it's totally my

> own opinion. Its fortunate success, as Free Software, may have enabled

> some users to use more Free Software, but it may also have enabled some

> users to continue using non-free software, even when replacements exist.

>

Wine isn't counter-productive if it allows me to run a certain nameless

browser on the OS I choose to use as my desktop.  Why do I use this browser

instead of an alternative?  Simply because I have a business _need_ to

access a website that does _not_ run on the alternative browsers.  When I am

not accessing this website, I do indeed use the alternative browsers.  If it

weren't for wine, I would be forced to use windows simply because I need to

access _one_ website that doesn't run in anything other than the nameless

browser.
Sometimes, just because a free alternative exists to a non-free (or non-open

source) application, doesn't mean that it can completely replace said

non-free application.