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Teen coder shuts down open source Mac app Whisky, citing harm to paid apps

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Whisky, a gaming-focused front-end for Wine's Windows compatibility tools on Mac , is no longer receiving updates.

Whisky's creator Isaac Marovitz , an 18-year-old college student, says it's time to move on with CodeWeavers ' CrossOver product.

"Whisky, in my opinion, has not been a positive on the Wine community as a whole," he says.

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