Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days ago7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linuxwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down10
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-link7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linuxwww.gamingonlinux.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square160fedilink
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoI want it to evolve to support more desktop applications. This is the one thing that will continue to hamper Linux adoption. Games are the best place to start, but we need all those old obscure, irreplaceable desktop apps to work now.
minus-squarePatches@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 days agoGet it to run Office and you’ve a game changer. Yes, yes I know Libre/Open Office but try telling Shelly in Accounting who still struggles with Excel after 36 years of experience.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 days agoOr Adobe, that’s the most frequent complaint
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoIt’s built on Wine, any general improvements to compatibility will generally support desktop programs using the same APIs
I want it to evolve to support more desktop applications. This is the one thing that will continue to hamper Linux adoption. Games are the best place to start, but we need all those old obscure, irreplaceable desktop apps to work now.
Get it to run Office and you’ve a game changer.
Yes, yes I know Libre/Open Office but try telling Shelly in Accounting who still struggles with Excel after 36 years of experience.
Or Adobe, that’s the most frequent complaint
It’s built on Wine, any general improvements to compatibility will generally support desktop programs using the same APIs