▲ 375 ▼ WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration" (www.gamingonlinux.com) submitted 11 months ago by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml 103 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 11 months ago (3 children) and then it gets shutdown by the copyright police and you're out of luck permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago How is running windows in a virtual machine going to get stopped? Please elaborate. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lilith267@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago Microsoft offically supports and encourages using windows in a VM and container tho? It's massivly important for developers and server admins to be able to do. Even regardless of that, they'd still prefer you to run a windows vm and keep their OS as a core dependency of your computing life permalink fedilink source parent [–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago the copyright police have no power on the open sea of the internet. They'd have to shut down the internet itself before copies of windows could go away. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago How is running windows in a virtual machine going to get stopped? Please elaborate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lilith267@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago Microsoft offically supports and encourages using windows in a VM and container tho? It's massivly important for developers and server admins to be able to do. Even regardless of that, they'd still prefer you to run a windows vm and keep their OS as a core dependency of your computing life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago the copyright police have no power on the open sea of the internet. They'd have to shut down the internet itself before copies of windows could go away. permalink fedilink source parent