On Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 09:15:11AM +0000, Alan Harding wrote: > So I downloaded and installed Codeweavers Crossover for > Windows. This is an emulator (as far as I can see) for the MS Office > environment and unfortunatly costs money.
Your experience agrees with others I have talked to, but I have to clarify something: Crossover Office is not an emulator of MS Office. I know that isn't what you wrote, but the first (and second) time I read what you wrote that is what I ~throught~ you said. Crossover Office is clone of the MS Windows application programming interface (API), that is, Crossover Office is a Linux clone of many of the services MS Windows provides to applications, and so it allows one to use many MS Windows applications on a Linux computer. You will still need a legal copy of whatever MS Windows applications you want to use. > However I figured the $60+ was worth it to retain my Linux desktop. It is a good deal. But not as good a deal as some readers might think; Crossover Office does not include MS Office, just the ability to use it (and many other applications). Users must buy those applications separately > The install was 7Mb long, and once installed I then had to use the > Office2000 cd to install the packages. Correct. A note on what Crossover Office is made of: It is commercialized enhancements of the free program "Wine" (which stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator"). One can run various MS Windows application with Wine alone, it just is not as smooth and easy an experience. Codeweavers concentrated on making specific programs (the MS Office suite) run well on Wine, and in the process has done a good job smoothing out rough edges and making many other programs run well. The changes Codeweavers made to Wine itself they are giving back to the free version of Wine (as they are obligated to do under Wine's license), but they also wrote new software that I think helps with the installation of software, and I think these are purely their property and what you get to use by buying a copy of Crossover Office. It looks like a good product (as does their Crossover Plugin which lets Linux folks use web browser plugins that were written for use on MS Windows boxes), and from what I know is well worth the price for those who have MS Windows software they want to run on a Linux box. I am glad it works for you too. -kb, the Kent who has no connection to Codeweavers either, he just wanted to make this confusing topic a bit clearer. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
