* On 2022-01-31 22:18, Fabian Maurer wrote:
The main blocker is the lack of a LGPL compatible compiler. Openwatcom can compile win16 binaries, but the license isn't compatible
I don't really understand why that is. I mean, Wine isn't distributing the compiler? Or is the point that it's hard to get distros to ship openwatcom packages due to the license?
IIRC the issue of the non-friendly license was that almost nobody was packaging / maintaining it on mainstream distros.
Quick Google query says it's still probably the same: https://github.com/open-watcom/open-watcom-v2/discussions/487
Here I get only packages for Arch Linux and Haiku: https://repology.org/project/openwatcom/versions https://repology.org/project/openwatcom-v2/versions
On the other hand, snap version seems to be available: https://snapcraft.io/open-watcom
S.