I was very sceptical about this product (I haven't had much luck with WINE in
the past), and I only bought it because CodeWeavers have a full refund policy
-- for whatever reason. From my limited testing so far, QuickTime works quite
well, both for local files and for streaming media (I'm watching BBC World on
it right now). The MS Word viewer also seems to work reasonably well. I
haven't managed to get them working as browser plugins, but I think that's a
problem with my setup.
I suggest that you buy the downloadable version and give it a try. If you
don't like it you can always get a refund. CodeWeavers is one of those
companies (like MandrakeSoft) whom I feel really deserve my money. They
donate a great deal of code and expertise to the open source community.
On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 05:24, Kittypuss Webmaster wrote:
> If it works, would you let me know so
> I won't get ripped off?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> On Sunday 02 September 2001 06:32 am, so spoke Sridhar Dhanapalan:
> > Apple don't make a Quicktime player for GNU/Linux. Most Quicktime files
> > are encoded with the Sorenson codec, which is patented. This means that
> > the free players (e.g. Xmovie, Xanim and aKtion) are not able to play
> > these files properly (sometimes you can get a garbled picture or just
> > sound). You can try running the Windows player through WINE, or you can
> > purchase CodeWeavers' CrossOver Plugin (which is built with WINE) for
> > $US20. I actually bought this product today, but I haven't used it enough
> > to make a proper decision on its quality.
--
Sridhar Dhanapalan.
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LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
-- Jeremy S. Anderson
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