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0 pointssofixa4y ago0 comments

> and it lets you run more cross-platform ported software than Linux does

That's a stretch and i find it unlikely, but it's not like we have numbers. However, macOS makes it hard to run random software ( like a utility from GitHub) with their code signing "security" stuff ( working around it is anything but intuitive).

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chrisseaton4y ago

Can you list many major applications available on Windows and on Linux, but not macOS?

The other way around you have major industry applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Office, Ableton, AutoCAD, etc.

awilfox3y ago

One of my friends reminded me of CrossOver, which has eliminated that last small gap. And it is nice to finally be able to give back to the WINE community after using it for so long – I think my first use of WINE was Red Hat 9 in 2002.

The only one I can think of that isn't a total niche is SQL Server. Siemens NX dropped Mac support a while ago, but the Linux version is CLI-only. There are some more niche software (PaintShop Pro, A&B, Pro Motion NG) that suggest WINE for Linux users but I don't know how much that counts.

the_lucifer4y ago

The only one that I can think off the top of my head is Solidworks which is only on Windows (unsure about Linux, but I’m leaning towards it not being available on Linux)

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