β² 1998 βΌ Well that didn't go as expected... (programming.dev) submitted 3 years ago by gogosempai@programming.dev to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 192 comments fedilink hide all child comments For those who are wondering, yes, Wine is malware compatible so be careful about the EXEs you run! https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Is_Wine_malware-compatible.3F
[β] Asudox@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (2 children) And now some normie is going to think that Wine is actually a virus. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Tekchip@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I mean if you consider Windows a virus, by extension...yes? /s π permalink fedilink source parent [β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, but proprietary software is often malware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] DNAmaster10@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I thought wine was open source, or am I misunderstanding you ?. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] grue@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) WINE itself is open source, but it's designed to facilitate the use of proprietary software. (This is because although it can be used to run open-source Windows software, best practice would be to recompile or port that stuff to Linux instead.) If proprietary software is often malware and WINE is designed to facilitate proprietary software, then WINE is designed to facilitate malware. (FWIW, I agree with the above statement, but use Wine anyway for a few games.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It's certainly better to use WINE to run a few proprietary programs than to run a whole proprietary operating system like Windows :) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Tekchip@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago I mean if you consider Windows a virus, by extension...yes? /s π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, but proprietary software is often malware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] DNAmaster10@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I thought wine was open source, or am I misunderstanding you ?. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] grue@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) WINE itself is open source, but it's designed to facilitate the use of proprietary software. (This is because although it can be used to run open-source Windows software, best practice would be to recompile or port that stuff to Linux instead.) If proprietary software is often malware and WINE is designed to facilitate proprietary software, then WINE is designed to facilitate malware. (FWIW, I agree with the above statement, but use Wine anyway for a few games.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It's certainly better to use WINE to run a few proprietary programs than to run a whole proprietary operating system like Windows :) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] DNAmaster10@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I thought wine was open source, or am I misunderstanding you ?. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] grue@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) WINE itself is open source, but it's designed to facilitate the use of proprietary software. (This is because although it can be used to run open-source Windows software, best practice would be to recompile or port that stuff to Linux instead.) If proprietary software is often malware and WINE is designed to facilitate proprietary software, then WINE is designed to facilitate malware. (FWIW, I agree with the above statement, but use Wine anyway for a few games.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It's certainly better to use WINE to run a few proprietary programs than to run a whole proprietary operating system like Windows :) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] grue@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) WINE itself is open source, but it's designed to facilitate the use of proprietary software. (This is because although it can be used to run open-source Windows software, best practice would be to recompile or port that stuff to Linux instead.) If proprietary software is often malware and WINE is designed to facilitate proprietary software, then WINE is designed to facilitate malware. (FWIW, I agree with the above statement, but use Wine anyway for a few games.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It's certainly better to use WINE to run a few proprietary programs than to run a whole proprietary operating system like Windows :) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago It's certainly better to use WINE to run a few proprietary programs than to run a whole proprietary operating system like Windows :) permalink fedilink source parent
