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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:40:04 -0700
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On 2025-03-24 20:24, Joel wrote:
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> 
>>>>> I could use Agent simply for its archives of old messages, and use
>>>>> another app for live Usenet functions, but I *like* using Agent, for
>>>>> all its datedness, it still does what I like it to do.
>>>>
>>>> Right.
>>>>
>>>> Meaning that Linux cannot fulfill all of your needs.
>>>
>>> That's patently stupid.  I could use something other than Agent.  I am
>>> using Agent under Linux.  Deal with that.
>>
>> No. You're using Agent in an emulator under Linux;
> 
> 
> Not exactly, no, it's not emulating anything, it's literally providing
> the answers to API calls as if it were really Winblows.

Which is precisely what "emulation" means.

A process makes an API call that would normally be made to the Windows OS...

....and WiNE emulates the response.

> 
> 
>> costing you
>> performance, when you claim that your needs for performance are so high.
> 
> 
> Not really, I have a great system.
So you say...

....but you need to use Windows applications to fulfill all your needs.