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> you can play wow on linux using Wine Speaking of which, why is a native binary better than wine? I know wine is typically associated with pain, because the a
by Shish2k 14y ago
> you can play wow on linux using Wine
Speaking of which, why is a native binary better than wine? I know wine is typically associated with pain, because the app developers don't support it properly, but then native doesn't work /at all/ without developer support.
If developers /are/ going to support linux in some way, why should they support multiple platforms [distros] when they could support one [treating wine as a minor variation on their existing windows support]?
(Not trolling, I'm sure there are good reasons that I haven't had enough morning caffeine to think of; plus it might be useful for someone to make a definitive list somewhere)
- anonymous 14y agoThe issue is with them using Direct3D, which will be slower on wine, as well as platform differences that wine can't abstract well. Past that, wine isn't that bad of a target. Limbo's linux port for instance is simply a bundled CrossOver installation.