• GustavoM@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh. My point still stands however – I (honestly) see zero purpose/reason for this project to keep on going.

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      You’ve never run into obscure but vital software being run on old and unsupported versions of windows that also can’t be moved to newer hardware. It’s a niche use case, but when you consider that includes some medical equipment, that niche is way more important than it seems. There’s still plenty of things running custom software that can’t be changed without a fully rebuilt program that could cost enough to make it impossible for smaller organizations to feasibly do so.

      Besides, it isn’t like this project takes anything away from any others. The devs wouldn’t just magically shift to something less niche. If they were interested in something else, they’d already be doing it. Whatever they might move to would also be a niche interest.

    • palordrolap@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Analogue: Why have more than one text editor when vi already exists? There’s no reason for any of the others to keep on going.

      Yes, there are other ways of getting Windows software to run under other operating systems; WINE being the main one, but also virtualisation, building from source, or - loosely - substituting for similar. There’s only one that aims to be an OS in its own right.

      You might call ReactOS the Emacs of Windows emulation. Everything else is just a text editor.