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Wine使得在任何“类Unix”操作系统(特别是在Linux)上运行Windows程序成为可能。在其核心，Wine是一个Windows应用程序接口(API)库，作为一个Windows程序和Linux之间的桥梁。

　　想象Wine是一个兼容层，当Windows程序尝试执行一个通常情况下Linux不能理解的功能(函数)，Wine将把该程序的指令翻译成Linux能够理解的指令。

　　例如，一个程序要求系统创建一个Windows的pushbutton或text-edit field，Wine将其转换为以使用标准X11协议的视窗管理器的命令形式的Linux的等价物。

　　如果您有权获取Windows程序的源代码，Wine也能用来重新编译您的程序为Linux能更容易理解的格式。Wine仍然需要用来启动重新编译后的程序，但是在Linux里本地地编译Windows程序有许多优点。

Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix.

Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.

More information can be read in the articles Why Wine is so important, and Debunking Wine Myths. If you are wondering how well a particular application works in Wine, please examine the Applications Database. For installation instructions and step-by-step help with running Wine, take a look at the User Guide.

Wine is free software. The licensing terms are the GNU Lesser General Public License.