• underscores@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    there’s a disgusting implication that Linux is stealing code from Windows to implement APIs from this title

    I can’t wait to get rage baited about it from my windows using friends

    “Linux is only doing good now because they’re copying windows APIs into the kernel!”

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      1 day ago

      I mean…the code isn’t copied but the design is and it honestly frustrates me. Like yes Linux performance is improving…but I personally don’t like adding kernel functionality specifically for the benefit of wine

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        2 hours ago

        Why? Lots of people are using wine.

        That’s like saying we shouldn’t be including modules for reverse engineered hardware that only benefits that company

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        6 hours ago

        I honestly welcome it. It brings up a lot more than just games in the future like MCAD and maybe even more creative apps.

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              49 minutes ago

              interesting, worked in cad/cam and arch viz but never ran into it called mcad. always specific applications like catia or autocad, onshape etc… assumed it was an application name

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                There’s also ECAD software for electronics. I believe a lot of product teams use both ECAD and MCAD. The former for designing the circuit board, the latter for designing the case and any moving parts.

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        1 day ago

        The game supply is built against those APIs. If games are to be played on Linux it is necessary to adapt to the games until Linux is big enough that games change for us.

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        I personally don’t like adding kernel functionality specifically for the benefit of wine

        Well, luckily, you can personally have a kernel without that functionality