git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoMicrosoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine teamwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10cross-posted to: opensource@jlai.lujlr@jlai.lutechnology@lemmy.ziplinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine teamwww.gamingonlinux.comgit [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@jlai.lujlr@jlai.lutechnology@lemmy.ziplinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareValpoYAFF [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 month agoI hope this means I can use paint.NET on wine, because that one single program is the reason I dual boot.
minus-squaregit [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoPaint.NET 3.5 works fine under Wine. Later versions will require better Direct2D implementation from Wine. Consider using free software instead: https://lazpaint.github.io/
minus-squareValpoYAFF [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t use version 3.5, I use version 5.0.13. And it is so out of the league of lazPaint it’s unreal.
minus-squaresexywheat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoGod damn, I’ve got a LOT of music software I still keep Windows for. Cubase and Native Instruments mostly, and there’s not a chance in hell they’ll ever release Linux versions
minus-squarealexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoMusic software is a very valid reason to avoid Linux
I hope this means I can use paint.NET on wine, because that one single program is the reason I dual boot.
Paint.NET 3.5 works fine under Wine. Later versions will require better Direct2D implementation from Wine.
Consider using free software instead: https://lazpaint.github.io/
I don’t use version 3.5, I use version 5.0.13. And it is so out of the league of lazPaint it’s unreal.
God damn, I’ve got a LOT of music software I still keep Windows for. Cubase and Native Instruments mostly, and there’s not a chance in hell they’ll ever release Linux versions
Music software is a very valid reason to avoid Linux