Brkdncr@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoForget about Windows on Arm, wheres Windows on RISC-V?www.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down116
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkForget about Windows on Arm, wheres Windows on RISC-V?www.xda-developers.comBrkdncr@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarenossaquesapaolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 months agoOne of the great advantages of software distributed with the source code is the flexibility to move to different platforms and architectures. I wonder if moving to a snap/flatpak model will change this flexibility in the future.
minus-squaredeadcade@lemmy.deadca.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agoThey tried that, it’s called UWP. A lot of programs don’t want to be distributed through the microsoft store though, forcing them to use “old” .exe’s
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoGod knows I don’t want that crap either. They’re always bastardized versions of full apps.
One of the great advantages of software distributed with the source code is the flexibility to move to different platforms and architectures. I wonder if moving to a snap/flatpak model will change this flexibility in the future.
They tried that, it’s called UWP. A lot of programs don’t want to be distributed through the microsoft store though, forcing them to use “old” .exe’s
God knows I don’t want that crap either. They’re always bastardized versions of full apps.