Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
… It relies entirely on Windows-specific boot infrastructure, Windows kernel features, and Windows driver models. It doesn't work on Linux. …
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The best cheap Linux-based desktop you can buy was never designed to run Linux
… Apple did not design the M1 Mac mini as an open Linux platform, and the hardware did not arrive with normal PC-style documentation for Linux developers. The Asahi project had to build support through careful reverse engineering , driver work, and integration with the broader Linux ecosystem. …
The Flipper One is finally official, but Flipper isn't selling it yet — they're asking for help to build it
… The company has partnered with Collabora, the open-source engineering firm that handles a meaningful chunk of upstream Linux work for hardware vendors. …
I tried ReactOS and it's unbearable to use, but what it's attempting is genuinely brilliant
… Everything that it does is achieved through "clean-room" reverse engineering to ensure that no code or capability is copied directly from Windows, ensuring that there are no violations of intellectual property. …
Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless
… It grew slowly at first into one of the most ambitious reverse engineering projects ever attempted. …