monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massivewww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square118linkfedilinkarrow-up1899arrow-down14cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1895arrow-down1external-linkWine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massivewww.xda-developers.commonica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square118linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down14·3 days agoWine Is Not an Emulator.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoOkay. Parts of WINE emulate parts of Windows in order to function. The NTSYNC driver emulates NT synchronization primitives.
minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 days agoPeople on Lemmy are fucking dumb, wow. The word WINE literally stands for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”. It’s a translation layer.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m aware. You seem to be equivocating on the word “emulate.” Nobody called WINE an emulator. The design and behavior of NTSYNC is meant to mimic that of NT synchronization primitives.
Wine Is Not an Emulator.
Okay. Parts of WINE emulate parts of Windows in order to function. The NTSYNC driver emulates NT synchronization primitives.
People on Lemmy are fucking dumb, wow. The word WINE literally stands for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”. It’s a translation layer.
I’m aware. You seem to be equivocating on the word “emulate.” Nobody called WINE an emulator. The design and behavior of NTSYNC is meant to mimic that of NT synchronization primitives.