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Re:Valve Is Paying Open-Source Developers to Work on Proton,... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Saturday December 17, 2022 @03:39PM (#34032003)
Yes, and then they realized that even that wasn't good enough because Linux Desktop ABIs are a shitshow, so they refocused on providing Windows ABIs instead to great success.
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Re:Valve Is Paying Open-Source Developers to Work on Proton,... by rowanG077 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:54PM (#34033545)
huh? When I run a Linux native game via steam it uses Windows dependencies? What is this dark magic.
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Re:Valve Is Paying Open-Source Developers to Work on Proton,... by noisem4ker on Sunday December 18, 2022 @04:26AM (#34036206)
I think they meant Valve switched their focus to emulating Windows through WINE, practically adopting Windows' APIs, instead of solving Linux' dependency problems and pushing developers to compile for Linux natively (something they've always been reluctant to do).
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