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Google Earth v4 Released - Linux Support at Last

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the minutes-past-hour-equals-frannie-years-on-earth dept.

chrisd writes "We're very happy to announce that the a new version of Google Earth has been released. It features 3D textured buildings, some neat UI updates, better internationalization and, with this release, a native Linux version is available for download as well. The Google Earth team (with the help of Ryan Gordon) worked very hard to make this possible. Please see the Earth support site and check out the BBS for more information."

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  1. Google Antifanboys Silenced by WilliamSChips · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now for China...

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  2. Where's the source? by CRCulver · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, I'm supposed to trust Google's binary?

    1. Re:Where's the source? by blixel · · Score: 4, Funny

      Whatever you do, you can obviously never please a Linux user. First they complain about the missing support from software companies, then when some company ports their application to Linux, they complain about missing sources.

      I have a complaint. I have all this Linux kernel source code crap on my system and I can't understand a damn word of it.

  3. Re:Can someone please tell me.. by Nahooda · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looking for secret nuclear plants in Iran?

    -DBS

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  4. Now there's progress. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    $ googleearth
    Segmentation fault
    $

    1. Re:Now there's progress. by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny

      I hear that segmentation earthquakes often occur along segmentation fault lines in the googleearth.

      I would take any necessary precations.

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  5. One company to rule them all... by Leomania · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please see the Earth support site

    Well, it finally happened... Google took over. But it's one thing to take the planet over, but quite another to provide support for it too. Man, I'd hate to be be at the other end of the support line... wonder if you need to run the standard Google employment gauntlet to be first-tier support?

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    1. Re:One company to rule them all... by owlnation · · Score: 3, Funny

      so that means that we live on a Beta?

      That actually explains a lot...

  6. Linux support? by also-rr · · Score: 5, Funny

    (Mod company) +1 Not Evil

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  7. Re:What's the point? by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm trying not to troll here but I don't really "get" the point of Google Earth. I understand that it's cool to look around cities and famous places but is that it? Am I missing something?

    Yes.

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  8. Re:Can someone please tell me.. by CokeBear · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what you're saying is, "Google Earth helped a geek get laid"?

    Sounds like the beginnings of a marketing campaign, if I ever heard one...

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  9. BSD? by nurb432 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about bsd and osx support? any chance?

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  10. Re:Native? by Kelson · · Score: 3, Funny

    clunky with a capital K

    Given Qt's close association with KDE, and the naming conventions that have arisen for KDE apps, "clunKy" or "Klunky" sound like appropriate terminology.

  11. Earth To Linux! by kesuki · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally! we got through :)

    Well it seemed funny to me anyways.

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  12. Linux morons by dinther · · Score: 3, Funny

    sjeesh, leave a hint about Linux support and the Linux zealots stamp it into the ground. "Oh doesn't look nice", "Where is the source", "It doesn't run on my really really exotic Linux distribution", "How can I trust a binary distribution".

    Basically people, "beep beeeeep" and get a life. You guys grab any opportunity to tell the world you are "cool" because you use Linux but all you do is complain while playing Windows games in a dark corner when nobody is looking and if you don't like Google Earth....

    DON'T BLOODY USE IT!

  13. "Not more than a finite number of times" by SimHacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why does the Google Pack EULA ask me to agree not to do something that's physically impossible?

    From the Google Pack EULA:

    NAV 2005 may contain enforcement technology that limits the ability to install the software on a computer to not more than a finite number of times for a finite number of computers, and you consent to the use of such measures.

    Who in this universe has an infinite number of computers, or would install a piece of software an infinite number of times? Why don't also they require me to agree not to perform an infinite number of other impossible tasks? Why are so concerned about preventing people with infinite numbers of computers and patience installing their software?

    -Don

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  14. Re:Specifically by patiodragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ummm...last time I checked the earth was native. I mean, it's been so long since the mother ship left that I've been calling it home for now.

  15. Re:That isn't true. by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you claiming that a port is not wine?

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