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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CodeWeavers is a company that sells a proprietary version of Wine called CrossOver for running Windows applications on macOS and Linux. The company was founded in 1996 as a consultancy, eventually moving entirely over to Wine development and support.
- CodeWeavers the company behind CrossOver Linux Pro and CrossOver Mac Pro is offering for today, October 28th, free downloads and registrations for these programs that will enable you to run many.
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- edited 4:22AMGood stuff - for the most part, it works like it should.
One of these days, CrossOver will support Steam and Team Fortress 2 much better than they do now (which is really well, but not perfect), and I'll just buy their stuff. They do excellent work. - edited October 2008hm.. dunno. I got me a free serial (for linux, for my gf), but essentially this is just a commercial version of WINE, which is open source and free to boot and troughout :-) As a rule of thumb I don't like open source stuff that is slightly modified and sold by greedy businessfolk ---
I must admid that I haven't looked into the direct x support which is utterly lame in WINE, maybe they worked mostly on that and thus the money the charge is deserved. But since this is free and legal, why not ;-) - edited October 2008this is just a commercial version of WINE
edit: the poor app got my diss.. guilt through association was wrong of me. - edited 4:22AMThey contribute all of their code (which they pay their programmers to write) to WINE. I believe it's up to the WINE developers if they want to include the code that CodeWeavers contributes.
That, and the WINE project releases on their own schedule - CrossOver comes out whenever CodeWeavers decides to release. So, you're getting newer code if you get it from them.
They maintain a compatibility database to help people find out if their apps will run properly, and they also provide support for paying customers. Customers can also vote for which apps CodeWeavers should work to support.
I don't think it's a bad deal for anyone involved, and if I had the money (and truly used their product), I'd pay them. I'm happy to get it for free, but for the most part, I rely on VMWare and Boot Camp at this point. - edited 4:22AM
- edited October 2008huh, don't get me wrong, I wasn't dissing (yo!) CodeWeavers -- in fact they seem to do a good job with improving WINE support for direct x and games in general. so they're cool to charge for that in my opinion :-)
though WINE also mantains a compatibility database, and they release stable version on schedule, but so called developer editions so to say in 'real time'. cutting edge with open source is a bit risky though, but I doubt that a software firm can find all the bugs in lesser time than the community and churn out rock-stable WINE forks starting from the same code :awkward:
it is a good thing they contribute to the official WINE, and they earn my kudos for that :-) I wouldn't go out and buy (or even advertise) their commercial version just to run the odd little windows application or a keygen, since for those purposes WINE is enough, and it is free to boot :-)
.. that's all I am saying flak, so don't give me flak :-) :-) - edited 4:22AMHehe, no worries - they're one of the few companies I'd send money, so just wanted to explain what they do (because I like it).
- edited 4:22AMi was amused at the story of how this offer came to happen (via TUAW)
CodeWeavers CEO Jeremy White offered a challenge to another CEO -- the nation's chief executive, George W. Bush. If the president achieved one of White's six 'Lame Duck' goals during the twilight of his 2nd term, White would make Windows-API enabler & WINE GUI CrossOver free to customers for one day. Some considered White's proposal a great motivational tool for GWB; others found it smug, partisan and kind of a goofy way to promote the company's products, but in any event none of his six challenges seemed to be on the path to achievement, so that's where the story should have ended. CrossOver is a fine way to run Windows apps on your Mac, but as a force for political change, not so much.
Then a funny thing happened on the way to January 20th: due to global economic conditions and through no fault of the president, the price of crude oil dropped precipitously and the cost of gasoline moved in parallel.. bringing the average price per gallon in Minneapolis down to the target $2.79 level called for in White's goal #1. Can anyone say 'Taco?'
The Star-Tribune is reporting that White is planning to follow through on his pledge: on Tuesday 10/28, all CodeWeavers products (CrossOver Mac, Linux & Games) will be freely downloadable. One license per customer, and we assume that the free licenses will be for the standard versions of the apps. Update: Word from CodeWeavers execs is that the free license will be for a download-only flavor of the Pro version (!), including the Games optimized build and the option to share a Windows 'bottle' among multiple users on the same machine. You will have to choose either the Mac or Linux product for your free copy (and I'm looking forward to the stats on that split once the dust settles). Pro licenses are eligible for support/update renewals after one year for $35.
You might argue with White's politics or his promotional instincts, but you can't argue with free software. CrossOver Mac normally retails for $40 and requires an Intel machine running either Tiger or Leopard.
Why try CrossOver before you buy?
Unlike an emulator that requires a full copy of the Window OS, CrossOver translates the commands your Windows application wants to use to your installed OS and back. This translation system means you don't need to spend hours setting up Windows OS first, you can just install your Windows application directly into CrossOver and run it.
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But it's a big process to try and recreate all the Windows OS commands, and CrossOver isn't complete yet. Many Windows applications work great, but some might have reduced functionality, or possibly not run at all. That's why we encourage everyone to try their favorite Windows applications first in our 14-day, completely functional trial of CrossOver and see for before purchasing.
We also maintain a large Compatibility Center database of user reports, documenting how various Windows applications run in CrossOver. If your program runs under CrossOver you're good to go with the easiest, least expensive, and friendliest Windows compatibility software out there. And even if it doesn't, you've only spent a few minutes to potentially save yourself several hundred dollars and all the hassles that come with Windows.
We also maintain a large Compatibility Center database of user reports, documenting how various Windows applications run in CrossOver. If your program runs under CrossOver you're good to go with the easiest, least expensive, and friendliest Windows compatibility software out there. And even if it doesn't, you've only spent a few minutes to potentially save yourself several hundred dollars and all the hassles that come with Windows.
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So before you go plunking down your hard-earned money for an emulator AND a copy of Windows AND spend an entire afternoon setting it all up, give us a try!