"I am very happy to announce that we have shipped final versions of CrossOver Mac 6.0 and CrossOver Linux 6.0. Users of Intel based Mac systems can now seamlessly run many Windows applications on their Mac without needing a Windows license. Supported applications include Outlook, Visio, Project, Quicken, Steam based games such as Half Life 2, and many more. For Linux users, we have added support for Outlook 2003, World of Warcraft, a range of Steam based games such as Half-Life 2, and a number of other applications. Additionally, CrossOver 6 represents another major step forward in the evolution of Wine, so most users will find substantial improvements in the overall compatibility and behavior of CrossOver as compared to version 5."
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Member since:2005-06-29
I'm happy I'm not the only one. We share our experience with WINE and we are modded down by Linux hardcore zealots because of that. I also use IE7 in CrossOver Office, and it's unstable, especially in those sites that have some exotic scripting with Active X crap. I'm also back to Windows XP.
Member since:2005-07-24
"""We share our experience with WINE and we are modded down by Linux hardcore zealots because of that."""
You are correct that CrossOver is disappointing. As a Linux administrator, I often feel that their EULA should begin with "Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here". ;-)
I also happen to be a Linux zealot^Wadvocate.
I have found CrossOver to be a serviceable tool, in the way that chewing gum and bailing wire sometimes are.
When it works, it actually works rather well.
But so often, it simply doesn't. Few sites that my clients need IE for because they require ActiveX actually work with IE under Crossover. I'm sorry to see CodeWeavers spreading themselves thinner by branching out into gaming. Cedega already does that.
Many years of watching Wine development has made it quite clear to me that *focus* upon a particular application is key. I've given up on Wine ever being a good, generalized, solution. And my clients are rarely interested in games.
+1 Joe... from a Linux zealot. ;-)
Edited 2007-01-12 21:00
Member since:2005-07-02
Joe, what version of Crossover did you use?
As far as IE goes, why not simply use IE6? I'm sure none of the Active X websites require IE7...
Oh, and complaining about "being modded down by Linux zealots" is kind of lame. From where I sit here both your post and Wireless' are at the normal score of 1.
Member since:2005-07-06
You aren't modded down because of a difference in opinion, you're modded down (although incorrectly) because of your blatant ignoring of help by people here.
You have a problem, and so far, as I have counted, there have been 3 posts inquiring about the issue and some advice in regards to correcting those deficiencies you have found when using the said product.
How about instead of playing the perpetual victim game, you actually read the posts in the thread - or do you just show up on this site to spout shit and ignore everyone elses opinion?
As for my experience with the said product; I used version 5.0 for many happy years when getting through a course, and I can tell you that it was just as stable as running it natively; and yes, even Access, although classed as 'Silver' at the time was very usable.
Edited 2007-01-12 23:20
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2007-01-12
I just switched back to Windows XP today after trying Fedora Core 6 to run Dreamweaver and Photoshop for a week. I ran across the same results, sluggish and crashes all the time. I had to save my progress every few minutes if i didn't want to lose anything. That being the case still shows me that any of these products in a Linux platform are still not ready for everyday use. Until these major programs will work under Linux (and a few others), desktop Linux will only be a novelty system to most users. For Linux to become a real alternative for most people the software makers will have to create there programs to run in Linux systems natively.