Developer Thomas Frohwein proposes Wine port for OpenBSD
The gist
Developer Thomas Frohwein posted a port proposal bringing Wine to OpenBSD, with dozens of 64-bit Windows programs tested.
32-bit Windows software still won't run, limiting how much the port can do.
How it unfolded
- Oct 18, 2026Thomas Frohwein posts a new port proposal for Wine to the openbsd-ports mailing list, calling it possibly the most surprising port proposal of the year.
- Oct 19, 2026OSnews reports Wine has been ported and made to work on OpenBSD, calling it a major achievement; DistroWatch lists the story among its headlines.
- Oct 19, 2026Reddit's r/openbsd, a linux.org forum thread and an EVE Online forum thread discuss the port, with the EVE thread saying the game can now be played on OpenBSD.