Free CodeWeavers CrossOver Tomorrow

[marnold***]

I know this isn't typical Fret.net fare, but I also know that a number of you use OS/X and a couple use Linux like me. The CodeWeavers' CEO set up this tongue-in-cheek Presidential Lame-Duck thing where if any of a series of goals were met, CodeWeavers would give CrossOver away for free. One of them was gas prices going down to $2.79 on average in the Twin Cities. That has happened. So tomorrow if you go to CodeWeavers' website you will get a code so that you can download the software for free WITH support! Here's the press release with the details.

CrossOver is a version of WINE that allows Linux or OS/X users to run Windows software. I use it personally and am an advocate for CrossOvers' use with ProMash which is homebrewing software. I've used it to run the following:

Libronix/LOGOS (Bible software)
ProMash
TablEdit (Guitar tablature software)
Internet Explorer (needed to get Libronix working)
Scorch plugin (a newer popular tab format)

The full list of officially supported apps can be found here. Through that same interface you can see how other non-supported apps have run. For example ProMash isn't officially supported but it works great with one minor bug. The advantage of CrossOver instead of WINE by itself is that it adds a handy front-end that makes installing and managing software much easier.

Note that I get nothing from this. Since I am an advocate, we were asked to get the word out about this. I always prefer to use a native app where possible but in some cases that's just not an option.

[poodlesrule]

Excellent tip, thanks!


Uh, do tell about your brewing..!
Do you hang out on HBT at all...?

[sunvalleylaw]

Cool Marnold. Thanks for the heads up. I have not heard of that software, and it could be very useful. I use Scorch, but it can be a bit buggy on the Mac side.

I am using Parallels on one machine, but that costs $$. I will look forward to giving this a try.

[marnold***]

Uh, do tell about your brewing..!
Do you hang out on HBT at all...?

Umm, well, I make my own beer! The more bitter and heavier, the better. HBT? Not familiar with it, unless you mean HBD as in HomeBrewers' Digest. I subscribed to that for a while but it seemed to be intent on squeezing the fun out of homebrewing so I unsubscribed.