Comment on A Linux Version of Windows 11
anothermember@feddit.uk 2 weeks agoWell Wine is native Linux software, so if you’re running something on Wine you’re (technically) running it natively on Linux, it’s a compatibility layer for Windows applications to run on Linux without breaking patents or having need to use Windows code. Of course clearly, as you know, there are shortcomings to Wine but that answers your question of where we are with this.
stat_rosa@lemy.nl 2 weeks ago
Yes you are right, I can live with this. But now I wonder if Microsoft would ever consider releasing a Wine competitor of their own, probably of course against a fee.
anothermember@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I suppose they could, but it would almost definitely be proprietary software and almost definitely include all the anti-features you see in Windows 11 which would defeat the point. If they released it as free software (FOSS) that would be an unqualified win but that’s very unlikely.
stat_rosa@lemy.nl 2 weeks ago
Yeah seems unlikely