Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features

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ThrowawayR2•about 4 hours ago

“He who fights with Windows should see to it that he himself does not become Windows. And when you gaze long into ntoskrnl, ntoskrnl also gazes into you.”

Seriously, is it really a victory if you have to adopt the architecture of your sworn enemy?

breve•about 2 hours ago

Microsoft and Windows were never the enemy.

To quote Linus Torvalds from 1997: "I don't try to be a threat to Microsoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows - the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different."

ThrowawayR2•about 2 hours ago

He got less humble later on when momentum started building behind Linux. To quote Linus Torvalds from 2003: “Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect.”

tardedmeme•about 3 hours ago

What is the purpose of achieving victory? Is it to produce the software that works better or is it to stick your fingers in your ears and lalala the loudest?

Windows copied futexes from Linux first, anyway.

tester756•about 3 hours ago

What you care more about?

technical details or real-world outcomes?

pixl97•about 3 hours ago

I mean the NT kernel was never really the enemy, it was the company behind it.

Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features

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