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Re:Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux Writte... by jandrese on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @01:00PM (#44379506)
I assume it is basically an Electron app now. Anything will be bloated when it's a full web browser running some webapp.
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Re:Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux Writte... by contextfree on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @05:40PM (#44382056)
No, it doesn't use Electron or webviews afaik. The UI is mostly WinUI2/UWP/XAML Islands based however
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Re:Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux Writte... by jandrese on Thursday June 26, 2025 @10:14AM (#44387646)
If that's the case then why is it so heavy? In comparison The Gimp consumes about 80MB of memory and burns a trivial amount of when not being actively used.
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