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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by remix2000 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @10:12AM (#26924941)
Why WINE on Linux instead of ReactOS? Do browsers have some Linux simulation facilities built-in?
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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by danoon on Saturday April 24, 2021 @10:14AM (#26924961)
ReactOS is a full OS, so it needs to run in a VM which requires disk images. Boxedwine emulates everything it needs and can use the users file system directly. So you can just drag a setup or game that doesn't require installation right into the UI and it will work.
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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by remix2000 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @01:29PM (#26926650)
Doesn’t BoxedWine emulate Linux kernel then?
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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by danoon on Saturday April 24, 2021 @01:43PM (#26926781)
Yeah, I implement a good amount of the kernel syscalls that Wine needs. It was easier for me to implement the 200-300 Kernel calls, like open file, etc, than implement the entire Windows API, which is why I used Wine for this project.
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