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Public Betas For CrossOver Mac and Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-wine-in-mac-bottles dept.

Jeremy White writes, "I am happy to announce that we have put up a new version of our public beta of CrossOver Mac as well as an equivalent public beta of CrossOver Linux. For Mac users, this release includes fixes to Internet Explorer, fixes for many cases where programs would crash when run (e.g. Microsoft Office 2000 and similar older applications), fixes for Outlook 2003, and a range of other improvements. For Linux users, the big highlights are support for World of Warcraft and many Steam based games (including Half Life 2 and Counterstrike), as well as support for Outlook 2003. Version 6 also represents a major improvement in the core of Wine since version 5 of CrossOver, so you may be pleasantly surprised as you try running unsupported applications."

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  1. I don't know why people bother... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... when Parallels just works.

    (see, I can do a Slashvertisement too) :)

  2. MOD ABUSE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Sheesh. Ask a legitimate question to spark a useful discussion, and you get labeled Troll. WTF. Some people provided good answers (3-d acceleration, not wanting the full Windows running). I wanted to hear more. What the hell is wrong with that? Someone from Crossover (or maybe just a WINE fanboy) get too pissy at the idea of a fair discussion?

    FWIW, my reasons for generally choosing virtualization over API emulation include:
    • Emulation of a closed API is prone to error - the people writing WINE have done great things, but ultimately they can't know how a call is supposed to behave in every single situation. What if it doesn't work like it was intended, and corrupts my data?
    • Running under hardware virtualization gives me the benefit of running the real thing (tm). Any bugs in the API are solely the responsibility of MS. More importantly, any undocumented features that programs rely on are guaranteed to work.
    • The virtual machine gives Windows a sandbox within which it can run. I like having any potential damage from a rogue program contained within that sandbox, rather than giving it access to my entire system.


    Can we have a real discussion, or am I wasting my time here?
  3. Fuck off you moron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Parallels needs a full windows, ya dumbass