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What do you mean? Wine has a different architecture because distributing microsoft binaries is not legal, so technically it's not the same thing, but it still d

by boudin 6y ago

What do you mean? Wine has a different architecture because distributing microsoft binaries is not legal, so technically it's not the same thing, but it still does an amazing job and a lot of apps/games works flawlessly.

mcv 6y ago
It does an amazing job, but a lot of apps and games do not work flawlessly. Or didn't, last time I tried Wine. Maybe this situation has changed a lot since then, which would be awesome.
- dependenttypes 6y ago
  Every single versions has a lot of improvements, esp regarding compatibility. I suggest giving it a try once again.
  - zokier 6y ago
    That directly implies that every single version has had lot to improve. And this is not to diss wine, but it is difficult problem they are tackling.
    - majewsky 6y ago
      Holding software to that standard eliminates most of it. "No, I haven't tried Google Docs yet. They're still adding features and fixing bugs. I'm holding out until it's stable."
      - zokier 6y ago
        Context matters a lot. I'm not holding Wine to unreasonable standards, its a matter of recognizing reality of the situation and that Wine is not such a exact mirror of WSL and as such it will continue to have significant issues.
- pbhjpbhj 6y ago
  Are you familiar with Proton? Steam have put a lot of work in to making WINE work flawlessly for many games. https://www.protondb.com/ https://www.protondb.com/
- Unklejoe 6y ago
  It seems like over the last 5 years, Wine has improved a ton. Or at least - it seems way more active. Not sure why, but I suspect that Valve has a lot to do with it.
ghusbands 6y ago
And a lot don't. And then you have to spend a lot of time researching why and messing around with config options and maybe even compilers. And the games sometimes stop working after an update. Conversely, if you run Windows, it's rare that you need to work hard to run a game.
- boudin 6y ago
  This is definitely not my experience. Off my 100 games on steam, gog and egs, 2 doesn't work straight out of the box. - rocksmith 2014 that can work by switching to alsa audio but the audio lag make the experience subpar - bit trip beat that i know can work by changing something but didn't try

by boudin 6y ago

mcv 6y ago

It does an amazing job, but a lot of apps and games do not work flawlessly. Or didn't, last time I tried Wine. Maybe this situation has changed a lot since then, which would be awesome.

dependenttypes 6y ago
Every single versions has a lot of improvements, esp regarding compatibility. I suggest giving it a try once again.
- zokier 6y ago
  That directly implies that every single version has had lot to improve. And this is not to diss wine, but it is difficult problem they are tackling.
  - majewsky 6y ago
    Holding software to that standard eliminates most of it. "No, I haven't tried Google Docs yet. They're still adding features and fixing bugs. I'm holding out until it's stable."
    - zokier 6y ago
      Context matters a lot. I'm not holding Wine to unreasonable standards, its a matter of recognizing reality of the situation and that Wine is not such a exact mirror of WSL and as such it will continue to have significant issues.
pbhjpbhj 6y ago
Are you familiar with Proton? Steam have put a lot of work in to making WINE work flawlessly for many games. https://www.protondb.com/ https://www.protondb.com/
Unklejoe 6y ago
It seems like over the last 5 years, Wine has improved a ton. Or at least - it seems way more active. Not sure why, but I suspect that Valve has a lot to do with it.

ghusbands 6y ago

And a lot don't. And then you have to spend a lot of time researching why and messing around with config options and maybe even compilers. And the games sometimes stop working after an update. Conversely, if you run Windows, it's rare that you need to work hard to run a game.

boudin 6y ago
This is definitely not my experience. Off my 100 games on steam, gog and egs, 2 doesn't work straight out of the box. - rocksmith 2014 that can work by switching to alsa audio but the audio lag make the experience subpar - bit trip beat that i know can work by changing something but didn't try