I understand Google are working on a winelib based GoogleEarth for Linux, following on from their recent release of Picasa in the same vein.
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/05/google_earth_fo_4.html > -----Original Message----- > From: James Purser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 2 June 2006 10:42 AM > To: Crossfire > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SLUG] GoogleEarth alternative in OpenSource > > On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 10:28 +1000, Crossfire wrote: > > The main reason why VMWare, etc, are unsuitable, especially when > > GoogleEarth and things like it are involved, is > performance. Google > > earth eats graphics cards for lunch. VMWare and most other > vm hosting > > and emulated/dynamic recompilation systems don't provide > accelerated > > graphics to the level required by 3d applications. > > > > C. > > Ah, hadn't even thought about that. Well there goes my plans then :P > -- > James Purser > Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update > http://james.k-sit.com - My Blog http://k-sit.com - My IT > Consultancy http://localfoss.org - LA Update Podcast, LUG > Roundup and more > Skype: purserj1977 > SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
