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Wine was actually pretty damned good even before Valve got involved. I remember playing Half-Life with Wine in the early aughties.
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
Wine was actually pretty damned good even before Valve got involved. I remember playing Half-Life with Wine in the early aughties.
- throwaways885 6y agoI think that's fair, but they have done a good job of bringing much of the industry on board, rather than just being an esoteric hobbyist project.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoI didn't mean to imply that Valve's contributions have not been significant in improving the situation with Wine, only that unlike the other examples Wine was already good before the involvement of a wealthy company.
- throwaways885 6y agoWine was a great technical achievement, but I remember it taking me hours crawling through WineDB and reading config guides to get most games working. Even for someone in the know, it was very impractical compared to clicking "Play" in Steam. That user experience makes all the difference.