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On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:59:46 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> But it seems to me, if you create a full OS, then you bear the burden
> of reimplementing all the hardware support yourself.

That is how OS development works, yes!

> Whereas if you use something like WINE, that implements enough of the
> Windows APIs to run the userland apps, which is surely all that most
> people would care about.

Most people? Possibly. Everyone? Clearly not!