@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1949arrow-down147cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1902arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square305fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@officermike@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish35•7 months agoA proton is a positively charged subatomic particle doing in the nucleus of an atom. But in this context, Proton is a translation layer that allows games that were built for Windows to run on Linux.
minus-squaremistrgaminlinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agoit’s what people on linux use to play windows games on linux
minus-square@IronKrill@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish22•edit-27 months agoAre you being purposefully obtuse? Proton is based on Wine yes, but it is it’s own distinct project.
minus-square@Draghetta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•7 months agoYes, that is the upstream. Valve’s downstream of wine is called proton.
Dafuq is a proton
A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle doing in the nucleus of an atom. But in this context, Proton is a translation layer that allows games that were built for Windows to run on Linux.
it’s what people on linux use to play windows games on linux
That’s Wine
Are you being purposefully obtuse? Proton is based on Wine yes, but it is it’s own distinct project.
Yes, that is the upstream. Valve’s downstream of wine is called proton.