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From:	"Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: WINE on Cygwin
Date:	Thu, 3 Nov 2005 18:07:25 -0000
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In-Reply-To:	<436A4AB0.74989FF3@dessent.net>
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Brian Dessent wrote:
> Dave Korn wrote:
> 
>>   Well, how about sandboxing?  It's the ideal way to test out a virus or
>> other suspect warez: run it on a virtual machine where it can't escape
>> into your real one.
> 
> But WINE isn't a virtual machine, and it doesn't offer that kind of
> protection.  You would need Xen / VMWare / etc for that.

  Oh, I stand corrected.  You mean it doesn't even do
virtual-drive-in-a-file-on-the-real-HD then?  That's a shame.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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