Proton (and Wine, what it's based on) are not emulators. They are compatibility layers, it translates Windows system calls to native Linux system calls.

[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or simply put: Wine Is Not an Emulator

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 18 points 1 day ago

That isn't "simply put". It's a witty way to phrase half the comment, completely omitting the other half that actually explains what it does. WINE is a clever abbreviation as a name for the tool, but the opposite of descriptive about its purpose or function.

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

WNE?

Ah, WINAE.

[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

"Wine Is No Emulator" works ;)