[olug] Fwd: [Announcements] CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31

Tue Oct 30 02:23:52 UTC 2012

I've gotten the email and used CodeWeavers Crossover on a couple of
different accounts.  DIdn't use it a lot but it did make things work easier
than using WINE.  Basically puts windows apps into "Bottles" -- WinXp
bottle, Sin 2000 bottle, etc. depending on how well the Windows version
worked best with whatever bottle...didn't use enough to justify paying for
support when free period ended....good company and highly recommend if you
can spare their minimal pricing...during the free period their tech support
was friendly and helpful.

There are "Some" ...very few.....M$ applications that I needed to have
running (website apps that require IE, Quicktime required video streams,
etc.) and CodeWeavers allowed for that.....Like I said...I didn't use often
enough to justify...but if you "have to" run Windows programs for one
reason or another...then it's well worth the investment.

My $.02

Joe

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Sheldon, Roger W <
Roger.Sheldon at firstdata.com> wrote:

> I'm no Linux pro just a Linux follower but... So codeweaver would allow me
> to install M$ products on Linux. Or something like Adobe Photoshop. Tell me
> again why I would do this? I guess I'm just missing the point but the
> alternatives are just as powerful and gives me the freedom to use it w/out
> restrictions. Don't mean to dump on codeweaver just don't sound like
> something I would use.
>
>
>
> Roger Sheldon
> Storage Engineer
> wk 402.777.7901
> cell 402.889.2585
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> T. J. Brumfield
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 2:17 PM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Fwd: [Announcements] CrossOver for free on Wednesday,
> October 31
>
> I haven't used it, but from what I understand, it doesn't really promise
> better compatibility, but rather ease of use.
>
> For a layman, configuring Wine from a command prompt, manually mounting
> media, Wine tweaks, etc. can be difficult.
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
> > Did anyone else get this?  Is anyone currently using it to run modern
> > Windows games/apps?
> >
> > Last time I played with it, it wasn't much better than Wine for my
> needs...
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: CodeWeavers Forums <noreply at crossover.codeweavers.com>
> > Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:44 PM
> > Subject: [Announcements] CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31
> > To: Dan-CodeWeavers Linder-CodeWeavers <dan at linder.org>
> >
> >
> > CodeWeavers Announcements Post
> >
> > http://www.codeweavers.com/support/forums/announce/?t=24;mhl=132802#ms
> > g132802
> >
> >  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >   FROM:       Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com>
> >   TOPIC:      CrossOver Announcements
> >   SUBJECT:    CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I am happy to announce that we will be providing a copy of CrossOver
> > for free to all comers this Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, from
> > 00:00 until
> > 23:59 pm, Central Daylight Time.  That's the treat - we hope you enjoy
> > it, and we hope you spread the word to all your friends so they, too,
> > can enjoy CrossOver goodness.  The expected 'trick' is that if you're
> > a US citizen, you should go vote next Tuesday.
> >
> > You can read more about it in our press release here:
> >   http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20121029/
> >
> > and you can see our internal staff reaction to the news here:
> >   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkKiMJFvXbc
> >
> > Existing customers will get a free 12 month extension added to their
> > entitlement, so they can enjoy CrossOver for 12 further months.
> >
> > To sign up for your free copy or free 12 month extension, simply visit
> > this web page:
> >   http://flock.codeweavers.com
> > any time on October 31, 2012, from 00:00 until 23:59 CDT.
> >
> > If you have questions about the details of this promotion, we have a
> > FAQ page here:
> >   http://www.codeweavers.com/flockthevoteqa/
> >
> > Now I've got to run, they've tracked my IP address to this coffee shop
> > I'm hiding in... <grin>
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeremy "Mallard" White
> >
> >
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