Vine (Wine), a layer of the compatibility of free and open-source is that programs written for Microsoft Windows operating system ability to run on platforms Unix-like. Also Vine has a library called Winelib which developers can Software your Windows, compile it, they adapt it for the operating system, the Unix-like more comfortable.

and this is a simulator, but a layer of compatibility is because the implementation of the DLL in Windows. The name of the vine from the stands, including a Wine Is Not an Emulator states that "this is a simulator not" mean it.

Vine in mode default on most distributions of GNU/Linux it is not installed and user have to install it.

Microsoft had to do something about this question. Although the software Windows Update updates Windows software is that through this run are blocked. On February 16, 2005 Ivan Leo Puoti realized that Microsoft began to examine the Windows registry to find the keys settings, and this makes up the software for Windows Update it, the software will block up-to-date not.

software, WGA also keys settings, this will search. In questions of common software WGA states that the WGA for the vine design is not where it drags the "windows principle" make not allow. When the WGA Vine on the detection system. message to the users, which gives your windows, the principle is not download for you, will be disabled. Despite this issue, some have reported that WGA on the vine works well.