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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by wink on Friday February 10, 2023 @07:32AM (#34738815)
Now yes, but it didn't used to be that way. No, I can't tell you which version changed that, it might have been 2000. :P
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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by account42 on Friday February 10, 2023 @08:59AM (#34739649)
Right, I still remember programs blowing up because they expected C:\Program Files and then encountered C:\Programme - that one at least got better when WoW64 forced the issue for english-speaking devs.
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