alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 days agoWindows Games’ Compatibility on Linux Is at an All-Time Highboilingsteam.comexternal-linkmessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1392arrow-down11
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minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoThey likely have patents on a number of things implemented in Wine/Proton. Clean-room implementation is also good, buy would cover copyright, not patent.
minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoWINE stands for “WINE Is Not an Emulator”; they’re not reimplementing Microsoft libraries. No patents to violate.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·11 days agoThat’s not how it works, but ok
They likely have patents on a number of things implemented in Wine/Proton. Clean-room implementation is also good, buy would cover copyright, not patent.
WINE stands for “WINE Is Not an Emulator”; they’re not reimplementing Microsoft libraries. No patents to violate.
That’s not how it works, but ok