Well, most of Codeweaver's site has been knocked for a loop by the demand, so I can't get a list of features and stuff. I gather that this is a version of WINE, allowing me to run Windoze software directly under Linux? OK, right now I'm dual boot, and thinking about VMware (lately I have to reboot a lot to go back and forth, due to a Linux-only project). I'm currently running Ubuntu 7.10. Which "Crossover" do I want to get (Pro?) and why? Is it more stable and usable than VMware, or less? The big problem (that requires me to dual boot) is that all my email, Firefox configuration and stuff, etc. are still on the Win side, on an NTFS partition. Is the NTFS support in 7.10 good enough to confidently mount that partition (my Win C: drive) R/W and let Crossover take care of everything? Or should I go with VMware or something like that? Does Win XP think it's running natively when it's actually under VMware, or is there some emulation going on? As long as I still have things that run only under Windows, I'm a bit nervous about possibly wrecking it with either WINE or VMware. And yes, I realize that they're different animals, but the end result is that I have Windows and Linux programs running at the same time -- safely, I hope!
How much money am I saving if I take this free software, instead of buying it at retail? Will the free version have any less support from CW? Thanks for any insights as to whether I should take advantage of this offer. Patrick Ladd wrote: > The Codeweavers "Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge" has > ended in surprise and free software all day Tuesday (October 28, 2008) > at the Codeweavers site. > --- > Patrick Ladd > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise Oct 1 - Ubikeys Oct 4 - Linux Fest Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software Dec 3 - TBD
