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On Thu, 7 May 2026 02:46:15 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > > 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. =20
> >
> > Whether or not that's true of *most,* the fact that a whole
> > community has been working on this for years clearly indicates that
> > it's not true for *all.* =20
>=20
> If you were talking about the developers rather than the users, you
> might have a point.

What a peculiar take. Do you think that the developers themselves are
not users? Are you imagining that they've spent decades working on a
project that nobody wants for no reason?