A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle doing in the nucleus of an atom. But in this context, Proton is a translation layer that allows games that were built for Windows to run on Linux.
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Dafuq is a proton
it’s what people on linux use to play windows games on linux
That’s Wine
Yes, that is the upstream. Valve’s downstream of wine is called proton.
Are you being purposefully obtuse? Proton is based on Wine yes, but it is it’s own distinct project.
A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle doing in the nucleus of an atom. But in this context, Proton is a translation layer that allows games that were built for Windows to run on Linux.