SuSE to sell add-on to run Windows apps, games

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LINUX DISTIE SuSE said that from the beginning of December it will sell an add-on to version 9.0 personal or professional that will allow "numerous" Windows applications to run under the operating system. CrossOver Office and CrossOver Plugin from Codeweavers will let users run Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Visio 2000, Intuit Quicken, Apple Quick Time, Photoshop, and notes as well as other Windows apps.

Gamers will be offered WineX from Transgaming which will allow a heap of games such as Half Life, Counter Strike, Warcraft III and other games run.

View: Supported Windows Apps | Supported Games

News source: The Inq

Changes:

feature: implemented ringtone manager
feature: implemented 'block user' feature
feature: "delete" key works in address bar dropdown
feature: friends list hints show username and Fullname
feature: improved voice quality and call setup
feature: added check for audio hardware presence on startup
feature: added application-wide hotkeys and keyboard tab under options
feature: "Esc","N" and "H" act like the hangup button on the calltab, "Y" and "A" act like the green button on the calltab if there is an incoming call
feature: "F1" key anywhere in main window opens the help url
feature: autocompletion in send contacts form
feature: users can set global hotkeys for using main features of Skype under options
feature: added view text message history items to Friends List and call-log context (right-click) menus
change: faster online presence updates
change: new Estonian language file
change: new English language file
change: calltab context menu (right-click) has mute/unmute item
change: picking up usbphone focuses Friends List tab now
change: space key is disabled on call tab (some users were inadvertently answering calls)
change: call and search results tabs can be closed with Ctrl-F4
change: some minor changes in Dutch translation
bugfix: echo cancellation is enabled even when little echo is detected (fixes version 0.94 echo problem)
bugfix: confirm dialogs are unicode enabled now
bugfix: usbphone support - several bugfixes, more error handling
bugfix: fixed problem with detection of multi line hyperlinks
bugfix: sound streams are now always correctly closed after they are played
bugfix: friend is now marked as offline when message or call fails with "user not online" message.

#1 kiddingguy on 20 Nov 2003 - 18:54

hmm.... nice. but i just stick to my win xp pro

#2 idbuythatforadollar on 20 Nov 2003 - 18:59

not being able to use my vb applications in linux is one of the main reasons i don't bother using it. i think this is a great selling point

#3 kirk26 on 20 Nov 2003 - 19:06

Interesting...can SuSe do this legally to run Microsoft apps on their software? Or will they have to pay royalties.

(1 reply) #4 MadDog on 20 Nov 2003 - 19:29

"numerous" Windows applications... Isn't this what the Lindows people said?

#4.1 Mav Phoenix on 20 Nov 2003 - 19:55

Yeah, no kidding, I'll believe it when I see it.

(1 reply) #5 BigBoy on 20 Nov 2003 - 19:53

I think they can legally run the software from MS, but good luck trying to get support from MS on the software that is running under SuSe...

#5.1 shermang on 20 Nov 2003 - 22:35

Have you ever needed help running Word/Excell/Powerpoint/Outlook, or ANY MS program(other than it's OS of course)?
Most of these programs can already be run from linux but it's nice to see a corporate distro make an effort to help it's users out a bit in this area. Sometimes getting Wine working correctly can be a real bitch.

(1 reply) #6 radixvir on 20 Nov 2003 - 20:14

crossover office is neat...ive tried it and i got photoshop 7, office, and ie6 working perfectly in linux however some of their interface components seemed not to function as well as in windows such as a text box. i havent tried winex but graphics drivers for linux are very underpowered so it didnt seem to have a point

#6.1 shermang on 20 Nov 2003 - 22:38

The drivers aren't worked on as much as drivers for Windows, but I've never actually noticed slower performance even with the 'shotty' linux drivers.

I've played HL/ET/war3/Q3/UT2k3 and never noticed slower performance compared to on my XPro machine. Give it another try

EDIT: geforce 4 ti4200 by the way

#7 Coolme on 20 Nov 2003 - 22:47

Good...Now get this for the mac!!

#8 markjensen on 21 Nov 2003 - 03:16

When I first started Linux, I thought that wine was a killer app, and would be needed to run Windows programs. Now, I find that I really don't ever use it. I think of it as more of a crutch, like dual-booting is. Once you decide to keep your crutches, your legs will never gain the full strength they should have, and you will always need the crutches.

I now think of wine as pretty evil, but necessary for limited applications (mostly businesses and corporations). Kinda like AOL. So the stupid people can get online, too!

(it was a JOKE, please no AOLers flame me!)

#9 MitchShrader on 21 Nov 2003 - 04:23

AOL doesn't MAKE people stupid.. it doesn't even Require stupidity.. but it COLLECTS it..

#10 uniacid on 21 Nov 2003 - 12:00

I'm trying out transgaming right now, and it works great, just can't get sound working for some reason :/

#11 StepASide on 21 Nov 2003 - 18:34

Running Windows apps under Linux? Why that? loooooooool

SuSe, what a joke You are!!! hehehhe

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