Wineskin Pro 2.0 released with OS X 10.7 Lion support

The Bordeaux Technology Group released Wineskin Pro 2.0 today. Wineskin Pro 2.0 is our initial release of Wineskin for Intel based Mac computers. This release has a custom built Xquartz X11 server that Microsoft Windows Games require to run in full screen mode. We also provide binary Wine builds as well as binary CodeWeavers CrossOver builds from their public source code. Wineskin Pro also comes with Graphical tools to assist you in installing and configuring Wine as well as building your own custom Wine builds from source.

Wineskin Pro 2.0 will run on any Intel Mac computer with OS X 10.5 or higher installed. This released has also been tested on the upcoming OS X 10.7 Lion release.
The cost of Wineskin Pro 2.0 is $29.95 and comes with six months of upgrades and support.
Supported Applications/Games:

At this time we don't offer support on a per Game or per Application basis, the best way to know if a application or game will run with Wineskin Pro is to take a look at the public Wine AppDB at WineHQ. With Wineskin Pro you can have multiple Wine versions installed at one time, so if a new Wine release fixes one Game and breaks another you can still play both of your Games with Wineskin Pro!

About Wineskin Pro:
Wineskin is a tool used to make wrappers to run Windows software on Mac OS X. The wrappers are in the form of a normal Mac Application, which can be double clicked and ran just like its native. They can also be used to make a distributable port of software. You do not need the Windows program's source code, you can attempt to port any program you want.
With Wineskin Pro you will receive basic support for installing and configuring the Wineskin Application. We will also answer questions about installing engines and configuring wrappers, and in the near future provide custom engines that have been tested to work with today's most popular Games.

Unlike other solutions you can have multiple engines (Wine versions) installed at one time, so if your favorite game runs in that engine you don't have to worry about it breaking in a future Wine release.

About Bordeaux:
The Bordeaux Technology Group is a software services and development company specializing in Windows compatibility software. Users of Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris and Mac systems from time to time find themselves in the need to run specialized Windows software. The Bordeaux suite enables access to these programs and data in a seamless and low cost manner without requiring licensing of Microsoft Technology. The Bordeaux Group also provides migration services and support for alternative operating systems specializing in Windows compatibility.

There is a multitude of software developed only for the Windows operating system and even when software vendors port their applications to another platform, generally it lacks features that the Windows version contains. The only solution these developers face is to have access to both systems for testing which leads to increased infrastructure demands, and wasted project resources. If you are vendor interested in supporting your application on Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris or Mac OS X or a software user that needs to run a Windows application on Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris or Mac OS X we can help.
Version 2.0 New Features:

• Initial Public Release
• Custom built Xquartz X11 server

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Wine 1.3.16 Released

The Wine development release 1.3.16 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• New version of the Gecko engine, based on Firefox 4.
• Better support for Dwarf debugging information.
• Improved handling of animated cursors.
• GnuTLS no longer required on Mac OS X.
• Improvements to the GDI driver infrastructure.
• A number of MSI fixes for the .NET installers.
• Several GdiPlus improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
Bugs fixed in 1.3.16:

13727 In Circuitmaker 2000 cloned part tries itself to pan down the workspace
15025 HxD crashes on opening disk
17611 Increasing DPI makes displayed text smaller
19068 Slingplayer 1.5 installshield error 1628
19133 Ground Control: mouse moves extremely strange
19337 MSI SQL string comparison operators incorrect...
19426 Radio Manager fails to install some times and some others times not
20037 Sid Meiers Railroads crashes
20664 the MCI devices badly re-enter the player loop.
21738 Garmin Training Center map is rendered incorrectly
22224 CDBurnerXP 4.2+: drive icon lacks transparency
22607 TextPad crashes on exit
22860 Enterprise Architect fails to create a new project or loads an existing one
23213 .NET Framework 1.1 installation fails with builtin msvcr71 (unimplemented function _set_security_error_handler)
23507 AutoCAD 2008: Font size is smaller in properties window
23622 Severe bugs make displaying .chm files a disaster
23651 Spiceworks Crashes during Installation
24844 YoWindow: Shows nothing but black window
24852 KidZui: Shows nothing but white window
24853 CopyTrans Manager: Fails to install
24956 King's Bounty - The Legend: no native mouse pointer
25048 ManyCam: Fails to start
25204 Speed Teacher: Font size is too small
25215 Beat Hazard: GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameA function not implemented
25402 Woody Two Legs crashes with unimplemented function msvcr90.dll._wcslwr_s
25485 Telltale's Strong Bad game launcher: login window is broken
25507 Sallambo crashes on main menu
25518 gamestop downloader crashes in is_preserving_whitespace in xmlParseCharData
25646 LibertyKeeper: SSL connection does not work
25693 Opening wine configuration tool for the first time brings up an error window - winemenubuilder
25838 winepath and cmd output garbage (really, escape sequences) before desired output
25998 Wine builtin IE doesn't handle url with port number, like http://0.0.0.0:8000
26000 Builtin IE cannot display ActiveX Controls from ICBC online bank (fixed in gecko)
26162 Visual C++ 2005 Trial install fails
26236 Shell icons and mouse cursor rendered upside down
26305 Majesty 2 fails to start
26310 Return to Mysterious Island: mouse behaves erratically in the menus
26313 Spellforce: zooming in/out with mousewheel doesn't work
26320 Team Fortress 2: side mouse buttons do not work
26328 windows aren't restored after minimizing
26329 TrackMania: reference timer becomes corrupted after a while
26347 Planet Stronghold demo wants msvcr90.dll._get_output_format
26367 Winecfg crashes when selecting Graphics tab
26374 RagTime Solo 5.6.5 installer crashes
26385 HTTP_ParseDay uses "sun" as variable name, which is GCC reserved word on Solaris
26390 Planescape: Torment crashes on startup
26391 Wine buitin IE crash while loading a page with more than THREE ActiveX objects
26393 Temple of Elemental Evil refuses to run
26428 Images are display incorrectly in Enterprise Architect.
26431 Program Zararadio crashes
26433 Freestyle - Street Basketball installer doesn't like wine's msxml3
26447 TrackMania (Nations/United): sometimes textures become black/too dark
26449 Sandlot Games launcher crashes in mshtml (gecko-1.2.0)

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CrossOver Games 10.1.0 has been released

CodeWeavers has released CrossOver Games 10.1.0 for Linux and Mac. This release fixes many known issues with supported games and adds Rift to the list of games that now run with CrossOver Games. This release has also seen allot of fixes to cross tie support, RAR files are now fully supported.

The cost of CrossOver Games is only $39.95 and it comes with six months of upgrades and support. Customers who purchase CrossOver Pro for $69.95 will receive a free version of CrossOver Games with their purchase.

CrossOver Games 10.1.0 Change Log :

• New games support:
  • Rift now installs and runs.
• Other changes:
  • Added the ability to install World of Warcraft via the download client. There are some issues with the launcher, but the game runs well when launched via WoW.exe.
  • Some improvements have been made to the Star Trek Online launcher. The game still suffers from performance problems.
  • Added CrossTie support for RAR files.
  • Made several improvements to menu and association handling.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company's goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.CodeWeavers.com.

All good things must end

Over the past year we have been letting our reader know about a special offer from CodeWeavers to save 20% off CrossOver Pro and Games for Linux and Mac. CrossOver also runs on FreeBSD B.T.W all you need to do is buy a Linux or Mac licence then sign up as a advocate and then go to the nightly builds section and the FreeBSD builds can be found there.

Here is a screenshot of the FreeBSD downloads.

As the title says the 25% off "ComeToTheLight" dealcode, e.g coupon will expire on March 31st 2011. So if you need a copy of CrossOver to emulate Windows on your Linux or Mac computer this is a good time to get it before the "ComeToTheLight" dealcode expires. Just go to CodeWeavers store and add the products you need and then proceed to checkout. In the Checkout section is where you add the dealcode, after adding the dealcode just refresh your cart and the 30% discount will be given.
 

Update 04/06/2023 : The ComeToTheLight dealcode has expired, you can now use "TOM23" as your dealcode and save 20% off CrossOver for Mac and Linux.

I hope in the future we will have another dealcode for our readers, but that is still in the works and when we have something finalized ill be sure to post about it. But keep in mind another dealcode hasn't been given at this time, so take advantage of this while you still can. If you can Tweet or post about this on your FaceBook page, Blog or Web Site and let others know to buy now and get a 30% discount you might gain a friend or two. :)

About CrossOver :
CrossOver lets you run Windows software on your Mac or Linux computer. You can think of it as an emulator, but CrossOver's different, because there's no Windows Operating System license required. It's like running Windows on your computer, but without Windows.

About CodeWeavers :
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company's goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.CodeWeavers.com.

PlayOnLinux 3.8.12 has been released

PlayOnLinux 3.8.12 has been released here is some of the changes since the 3.8.11 version.

The following installers have been updated:
- Borderlands (clean-up)
- Bulletstorm (Wine version update)
- Dead Rising 2 (clean-up)
- Dragon Age 2 Demo (Wine version update and bug fix)
- Fallout 3 (installer rewritten from scratch)
- Fallout 3 - DLC (clean-up)
- Fallout 3 Patch 1.07 (installer added)
- Steam (Wine version update)
- The Witcher Patch 1.5 (bug fix)

These installers will no longer work with PoL versions prior to 3.8.12.

Note: Due to a mistake (fixed yesterday), all Wine builds had faulty sound support, so we strongly suggest that you delete and reinstall PoL's Wine builds using the Manage Wine versions option.

Dragon Age 2 now works with PlayOnLinux :

We bring you this day the sequel to one of the best RPGs for PC, Dragon Age 2.

It is actually a role-playing/action game. You are Hawke, a human hailing from the city of Lothering. You can choose the gender and class of you character, before setting out on a journey to the city of Kirkwall. You can always choose your way in the dialogues and the fighting system allows you to switch between strategy and real-time action.




Bulletstorm is also now running with PlayOnLinux :

It's a first-person shooter set in a futuristic and utopic universe. You will be following Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato, members of a paramilitary group working for a futuristic confederation called Dead Echo. Unfortunately, our duo ends up stranded on planet Stygia, home of dangerous mutants.



The latest version of PlayOnLinux is: 3.8.12
To get this version, go to the download page.

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winetricks alpha 20110306 has been released

Dan Kegel has released WineTricks 20110306
Another fortnight, another Winetricks.

Version 20110306-alpha has a slightly cleaned up gui,
a handful of bugfixes and sha1sum updates,
eight new games (crysis2_demo_mp, diablo2, dragonage,
masseffect2_demo, penpenxmas, rayman2_demo, sammax301_demo, and secondlife),
one new dll (dinput),
and one new setting (vd=640x480).
It removes ie68, which is no longer needed, now that ie8 works.

It isolates all apps in their own wineprefix by default now, not just games. The option --isolate-games is gone, and a new option --no-isolate was added. And finally, it's not quite as slow at putting up menus.

Changes since 20110222:

• Update disk space & time install requirements
• diablo2: waiting for updater window isn't enough, you have to wait for it to say it's finished!
• Cope with empty USERNAME, which happens when using startx.
• hegemony_gold: updated sha1sum
• Added 'folder' verb to open current wineprefix with xdg-open
• Show title of installed app rather than absolute path in comment at top, give example of how to install all prereqs
• firefox: update to 3.6.15, fix system menu.
• corefonts: Trebuc filenames have mixed case. Fixes bug winezeug-203.
• Install apps and benchmarks into their own prefixes, too. Show prefix name uniformly in window title. Move ie to dlls, call dlls 'Windows
• dlls or components'.
• Add option --no-isolate-games, make --isolate-games the default
• annihilate: actually ask permission before annihilating the wineprefix.
• gta_vc: ported, updated.
• Better fix for bug winezeug-25, should fix new bug winezeug-229
• w_download: fix progress indicator gui for locales that use , as a decimal separator. Pointed out by kmiksi. Fixes bug winezeug-232.
• Add a paragraph at the top about what tools this script uses.
• Cleaned up comments at top. Moved version ID to very top.
• vc2005trial: update workarounds for wine-1.3.15
• Last changeset was missing wildcards on two patterns
• Speed up common case of w_pathconv -u 3x by writing it in shell. Suggestion by Christian Storgaard.
• rayman2_demo: new verb. Based on a patch by Shannon.
• Make --optout take effect earlier.
• winetricks_stats_init: always quote W_CACHE
• dinput: new verb by Shannon, for winehq bug 21159
• vd=640x480: new verb, by Shannon
• diablo2: ported and updated. (Next up: diablo2bc, battle chest version.)
• crysis2_demo_mp: fix non-q mode, use SetWinDelay to simplify. Patch by Phil.
• W_CACHE_WIN should just be a drive letter and colon in wine penpenxmas: new verb (based on a patch by Manpreet Sangha)
• crysis2_demo_mp: new verb by Austin
• sammax301_demo: new verb by Phil
• secondlife: ported and updated
• w_download: autohotkey's download server doesn't like curl's user agent, so use a more common one
• masseffect2_demo: partly fix windows install. (Clicks still not working.)
• w_mount: Port support for windows mounts of iso volumes.
• winetricks_read_volume_name: hexdump is not portable, use od instead
• w_read_key: create directory before storing key
• sims3: update to latest version, mention drm problem as showstopper
• masseffect2: mark as broken drm.
• masseffect2, masseffect2_demo: move workaround descriptions into
• w_workaround arg.
• masseffect2_demo: port verb
• firefox4: updated to beta12
• dragonage: ported verb. Flickers terribly in movies for me :-(
• osmos_demo: bug 24416 fixed in 1.3.8
• w_warn: in -q mode, time out after 5 seconds.
• Get rid of debug print.
• sims3: if we want menus to work, we have to install dotnet20.
• Move sudo detect after gui detect; fixes running winetricks-alpha from system menu
• ie68: no longer needed, now that ie8 works
• w_warn: text passed to zenity must be escaped
• ie8: make -q not fail install test.
• Fix --gui option, which was ignored because variable was reset after option was processed
• winetricks_set_wineprefix: Comment out debug print
• annihilate: only delete .desktop files.
• Use localized name for Desktop directory.
• Move silent option to top level menu
• ie8: set TabProcGrowth=0 to avoid hang. Fixes winezeug bug 159. Thanks to MatthiasLichter.
• Fix running on cygwin (W_DRIVE_C was wrong)

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A Introduction to Bordeaux 2011.03 for Linux FreeBSD and PC BSD

The upcoming Bordeaux for Linux and BSD 2011.03 release will see a major shift in how the program is written and the new features that will be available to current and future Bordeaux customers. This is a brief introduction to explain some of the many planned features that will be available in the upcoming Bordeaux 2011.03 release.

The first major change is the Bordeaux 2011.03 GUI has been rewritten from scratch in Gambas, and requires the Gambas 2.15.2 runtime libraries or higher to be installed to function correctly. You can easily install Gambas in Linux from Synaptic or Yum or by going to the Gambas site and downloading a binary or the source code. Gambas for FreeBSD and PC-BSD can be installed through a ports install. If you have PC-BSD you will need to install ports if you haven't already done so.

Here is a quick overview of the upcoming changes :

• We now have 45 Games and Benchmarks that can be easily installed via Bordeaux.
• Cellars e.g wineprefixes can now be easily made from a GUI Cellar maker.
• Winetricks has been split up into categories, so its easier to find what you want quickly.
• You can now explore a Cellar with the built in Explorer. In the future we will add the ability to run a application or game directly from the explorer.
• We now have a built in update manager, updates will be simple and easy.
• You can now delete, backup, import and export Cellars to different machines with ease. Or just backup and restore on your stand alone computer.
• Unsupported applications can be easily installed and configured.

This introduction is just a overview of the many options Bordeaux 2011.03 and beyond will have, one area not covered here is the planned font configuration options that we are currently working on.

Pricing for Bordeaux 2011.03 will remain the same at only $20.00 per license. At this time Bordeaux is on sale for 50% off and this sale will end when we ship the upcoming 2011.03 release. So if you want to get Bordeaux while its still on sale and upgrade to 2011.03 once it has been released this is the best time to do it. Also, keep in mind you get six months of upgrades with your purchase.

Screenshots and descriptions :

This is the new Bordeaux Splash Screen that shows when you first start Bordeaux.


The software tab is the default view when Bordeaux starts, from here you can select the default applications to install. Just select a application and then next to proceed. In this screenshot you can only see about half of the default applications. A full list will be provided when we ship Bordeaux 2011.03


After you select the application you want to install and then next you are taken to the setup page. where you can select the default install or even modify the install if you wish.


Next is the Games Tab where we have benchmarks and Games with default installs, you can also modify the default install and make changes if you wish. At this time we have 45 Games and Benchmarks listed and plan to add more in the future.


In the Multimedia Tab you can install Multimedia components like video codecs and Microsoft DirectX into a Cellar.


In the Dlls Tab we have a large range of Microsoft Dlls that can be installed into a Cellar as well as color profiles.


In the Fonts Tab you can install a large range of Windows fonts into a Cellar.


In the Development Tab we have Microsoft Windows Development tools that can be installed into a default Cellar or a Cellar of your choice.


It is now drop dead simple to install unsupported applications or games in Wine with Bordeaux. You can install components into a cellar and then install the application or game into that same cellar. Select the Windows version, and name the cellar to your liking. After your Application or Game is installed just go to the Manage Wine Tab and you can easily make additional changes via regedit or winecfg.


After you install some of the supported applications or games you can select the top Wine Cellar tab and then view the cellar. From here you can delete, clone or backup a Cellar.


You can go to the Explorer tab and explore a cellar's contents. just double click on the Cellar you wish to explore.



You can also clone or backup a cellar, and then export it to another PC or restore it at a later date. Import copies the backup to the backup folder import + restore imports backup and restores to a cellar. Export allows you to save/download and move backups elsewhere.



The manage Wine tab list all the builtin Wine tools so you can modify a Cellar to your liking, run regedit and tweak the registry settings, or winecfg and set the most common settings. You can run any of the builtin tools or games from the cellar of your choice, just select the Cellar from the drop down menu.


Here is a screenshot of the drop down menu and the programs that I currently have installed with Bordeaux 2011.03 at this time.


This is a screenshot of the About tab, where you can see a full changelog or check for updates.


In the future upgrading Bordeaux will be as simple as a couple mouse clicks. When new updates are available all you have to do is check and then install the update and your set. It's that simple...


When your ready to exit Bordeaux you can do a full exit or keep Bordeaux in the system tray for easy access. If you choose the system tray, just click the Bordeaux icon and Bordeaux will be ready for use instantly.


Please keep in mind this is just a brief overview of Bordeaux 2011.03 and more features are planned for this release and future releases. If you would like to support this release please consider making a purchase or donation today.

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CrossOver Impersonator simplifies running Windows software on Mac and Linux

CodeWeavers Inc has released a major new version of its Wine based CrossOver tool, which is designed to make it possible to run Windows applications and games on both Mac and Linux platforms. CrossOver Impersonator Edition boasts a brand new CrossTie feature, which enables users to install hundreds of Windows applications with a single click. It also incorporates over 4,500 patches that went into the latest release of Wine (1.3.9), and replaces all previous versions.

CrossOver is based on the open-source Wine software which CodeWeavers contributes a massive amount of code to. Wine works by isolating programs in bottles, each complete with its own C drive (including all sub-directories), Windows Registry, Wine settings and of course all the application files. Separate bottles can be created to isolate programs from each other or for setting up different versions of Windows for compatibility purposes. CrossOver Impersonator provides a more user-friendly front end and support, albeit in return for a commercial fee.

Previous versions of CrossOver as well as Wine itself require the user to manually configure a bottle and then install the software within that; CrossTie technology now makes it an easy process: after first launching the program will connect to the CrossWeavers application compatibility database and provide a list of supported software. All you need to do is provide the setup file, then the software will do the rest it’ll automatically detect set-up discs and then it’s a case of following the exact same setup wizard as you’d get if installing the program in Windows. There are over 450 applications and games currently supported in the database, including various older versions of major applications like Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office.

There are three editions of CrossOver Impersonator for both Mac and Linux Platforms: CrossOver Mac/Linux Impersonator Standard and CrossOver Games Impersonator cost $39.95 each, and come with six months’ free updates and support. The third option CrossOver Mac/Linux Impersonator Professional costs $69.95, comes with 12 months updates and higher priority support, and includes a CrossOver Games licence. Professional users can also renew for an additional 12 months for a discounted cost ($35) up to 30 days after their license expires.

CrossOver Impersonator requires a Mac with an Intel processor running Mac OS X 10.5 or later, while it will also work on most major Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora and openSUSE.

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CodeWeavers unleashes new Windows Impersonator

CrossOver Impersonator, a Windows emulator, promises high performance for Unix/Linux systems. With Wine 1.3.9 under the hood, it raises the question: what differentiates this Wine based program from any other? We ordered a copy to find out.

On first boot, CrossOver Linux presents the ability to automatically download the list of community-supported applications. If you turn on automatic updating, this list will be checked and updated each time you launch it.
Similar to PlayOn Linux or Cedega, you are shown a list of applications to choose from. Every applications running quality is measured with a medals system ranging from bronze, silver to gold.
Once an application is selected, you have the first option to simply direct CrossOver to the installer file. The second more interesting option is to select a folder that will be treated like an installer disk, saving you the trouble of mounting disk images.

The final step is to install the program selected. CrossOver offers a neat feature for installing applications into separate ‘bottles’. A bottle is a virtual Windows environment. Each bottle contains a unique C: drive. It also contains a complete Windows registry, a full set of most CrossOver settings, and one or more Windows applications.

The program allows you to maintain multiple bottles in one CrossOver installation. This is like having several different Windows machines operating together on your computer. This is is useful anytime you want to install multiple applications yet prevent them from interacting or damaging one another.

The last noteworthy feature is “CrossTie” installer. In a nutshell, this lets you install thousands of programs at the same time without any user input or configuration. To accomplish this task CrossOver contains all the configuration settings needed to create a new bottle and install the application you need into that bottle.

Download

You can download a free 30 day trial or buy the software here.
The standard version will run you 39.95$ and as for the professional 59.95$. All of the above are easily installed through a Deb. package.

 

 

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CodeWeavers CrossOver ComeToTheLight sale has been extended

Codeweavers offers downloads of its Crossover Games for $39.95 and Crossover Professional for $69.95 but if you apply coupon code "ComeToTheLight" this will drop CrossOver Games to $29.96 And Crossover Professional to $52.46 That's 25% off the normal retail selling price.

Update 04/06/2023 : The ComeToTheLight dealcode has expired, you can now use "TOM23" as your dealcode and save 20% off CrossOver for Mac and Linux.

CrossOver enables you to install Windows applications and games on Intel-based Macs and Linux. CodeWeavers also has unsupported builds for FreeBSD and Solaris. To get the FreeBSD or Solaris build you will need to buy a Linux licence and then go to your downloads and select the unsupported tab.

The new and improved CodeWeavers CrossOver version 10.0.0 was recently released, So if you need a Windows Application or Games to run on Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD or Solaris this is your chance to get it at 20% off the normal selling price.

CrossOver 10.0.0 contains many fixes to existing applications, and just generally makes the product better. As of this writing CrossOver has been merged with Wine 1.3.9 and contains many improvements for Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Quicken, PhotoShop and many other supported and none supported applications. See below for the full changelog of changes in CrossOver 10.0.0 for Linux and Mac.

Second, and perhaps most important, the CrossOver installer will now be directly linked to their online Compatibility database and allow people to install unsupported software via (recipes) contained on the Compatibility Center. The recipes are now called CrossTie and have the .tie file extention.

Technically speaking, a CrossTie file is a formatted XML file. When you click on a CrossTie link in our Compatibility Database, you'll be prompted to download the the CrossTie file to your machine. After downloading the CrossTie file, on Mac you can drag and drop the CrossTie file onto the CrossOver icon, or double click on the CrossTie file to have CrossOver load the file.

On Linux you can double-click on the CrossTie file, right-click and choose "Open With-->Crossover", or if you're a command-line junky, you can open the file with :

$ ~/cxoffice/bin/cxinstaller installerfile.tie

CrossOver reads the XML 'recipe' and begins the installation process for the target application. The CrossTie file tells CrossOver everything it needs to know about how to install the target software package, how to detect if it is installed, and even how to determine what software package a given CD is for. CrossOver will also automatically understand all the dependencies, tweaks and settings that would be needed to make that application install and function to the best of its ability.

Here is a couple screenshots of the Crossover Professional 10.0 (UI) user interface.



Change Log For CrossOver Mac
10.0.1 CrossOver Mac - January 28, 2011

• Fix the Mac Programs menu for non-English locales.

10.0.0 CrossOver Mac - January 28, 2011

• Platform support:
  • CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Games Mac no longer run on OS X 10.4 Tiger.
  • The Mac product now uses modern (Leopard-era) GUI tools, which should improve the look and feel of quite a few things.
  • Added localizations: German, Czech, Chinese (PRC), Brazilian Portuguese.
• CrossTie integration:
  • .c4p files are renamed to .tie files (aka 'CrossTies').
  • The complete set of supported .tie profiles can now be automatically refreshed in the product.
  • A disambiguation tool (cxtie on Linux and the 'CrossOver CrossTie Launcher' on the Mac) has been added to properly direct .tie files to an appropriate product (CrossOver or CrossOver Games).
  • Secure signing of .tie files is now supported.
  • Active rejection of malicious .tie files is now supported.
  • Many differences between the web-based .tie files and the .tie files that ship with CrossOver have been resolved.
  • Installation profiles are now smarter about locating appropriate install media.
  • The behavior of the installer assistant should generally be smoother, smarter, and more straightforward.
  • CrossOver now supports 'required patches' which are applied to an application automatically after installation.
  • The mac product now responds to a custom URI that should greatly improve autoplay of CrossTie files from the website.
  • CrossTie profiles respect bottle groups.
• GUI and System integration:
  • The installer no longer accidentally grabs files from $HOME.
  • Trace flags are functioning properly.
  • Long CrossTie errors are cleaned up.
  • Mac Menu Items are removed after uninstall of applications.
  • Restored the 'Use Native Browser' option that was present in CrossOver 8.x.
  • Made several changes to the layout and graphical design.
  • The 'Force Quit' button in the bottle manager should work better.
  • Fixed quite a few minor behavioral bugs.
• Application Support (MS Office):
  • Extensive changes to the installation process for Office 2003 and 2007. This should allow more editions to install properly.
  • Office 2003 & 2007 Spanish Accents enter correctly.
  • Office 2003 applications print images.
  • Office 2007 Pressing Alt + F4 now closes applications.
  • Enterprise Office 2007 additional versions install.
  • PowerPoint 2003 does not take a long time to load large documents.
  • PowerPoint 2003 is better at rendering images & slides.
  • PowerPoint 2003 redraws images faster.
  • PowerPoint 2003 displays slide backgrounds.
  • Excel 2007 Copy/Paste from one workbook to another now works.
  • Large Excel 2007 & 2003 documents take less time to load.
  • Excel 2007 document links work.
  • Excel 2003 & 2007 macro improvements.
  • Outlook 2007 does not become disconnected after several hours of use.
  • Outlook 2007 attachments to Calendar and Task items work.
  • Outlook 2007 Additional Exchange mailboxes can be added to an Exchange account.
  • Outlook 2007 now connects with Gmail via IMAP.
  • Outlook 2007 New Appointment, Scheduling tab no longer jumps.
  • Outlook 2007 PDF documents now attach.
  • Outlook 2007 accepts more add-ons like Proofing Tools.
  • Outlook 2007 Web Toolbar now works.
  • Outlook 2007 send/receive no longer moves windows.
  • Outlook 2007 autocompletes the ‘to’ field.
  • Outlook 2003 now updates the preview pane on Mac.
  • Outlook 2003 ‘find’ works.
  • Outlook 2003 welcome message generates properly.
  • Outlook 2003 Items attached to Calendar Events can be opened.
  • Outlook 2003 page setup works.
  • Word 2007 (Enterprise versions) no longer flag an error on launch.
  • Word 2007 can now open documents with images pasted into them on the Mac.
  • Word 2007 no longer enters a loop when MathType 6.x is installed.
  • Word 2003 no longer freezes on printing. (Mac only)
  • Word 2003 handles embedded images better.
  • On the Mac, PowerPoint or Excel 2003 double clicking to open a document no longer causes a launch failure.
• Application Support (Others):
  • Printing works in win98 bottles.
  • Enterprise Architect 8 is installing again.
  • FrameMaker 7.2 now respects specified locales.
  • Internet Explorer 6 now defaults to a win2000 bottle. This should resolve the long-standing printing bugs with Internet Explorer 6.
  • Internet Explorer 6 can now access OWA (Outlook Web Access) pages.
  • Internet Explorer 6 and 7 follow DNS names provided by the server.
  • Internet Explorer 7 Paragon MLS site now logs in, buttons & menu items render.
  • Internet Explorer 6 security settings can be adjusted.
  • Internet Explorer 7 Printing is improved.
  • Quicken 2002 is now able to print checks and reports. (Mac only)
  • Added support for Quicken 2011.
  • Quicken 2009 now prints checks and reports.
  • ChemSketch regressions fixed (versions 5.x and up), ChemSketch can be launched more than once.
  • Visio 2007 can now open files in the .svg format.
  • CrossOver is now merged with Wine 1.3.9. This includes countless improvements and will no doubt also produce countless regressions.

Change Log For CrossOver Linux

10.0.0 CrossOver Linux - January 28, 2010

• Platform support:
  • The Linux shell installer now uses a more modern GTK-based installation tool, MojoSetup. This should resolve many installation issues present in the old installer, and also changes the look and feel considerably.
  • Added localizations: German, Czech, Chinese (PRC), Brazilian Portuguese.
• CrossTie integration:
  • .c4p files are renamed to .tie files (aka 'CrossTies').
  • The complete set of supported .tie profiles can now be automatically refreshed in the product.
  • A disambiguation tool (cxtie on Linux and the 'CrossOver CrossTie Launcher' on the Mac) has been added to properly direct .tie files to an appropriate product (CrossOver or CrossOver Games).
  • Secure signing of .tie files is now supported.
  • Active rejection of malicious .tie files is now supported.
  • Many differences between the web-based .tie files and the .tie files that ship with CrossOver have been resolved.
  • Installation profiles are now smarter about locating appropriate install media.
  • The behavior of the installer assistant should generally be smoother, smarter, and more straightforward.
  • CrossOver now supports 'required patches' which are applied to an application automatically after installation.
  • CrossTie profiles respect bottle groups.
• GUI and System integration:
  • Linux system tray behavior is improved in several ways.
  • The installer no longer accidentally grabs files from $HOME.
  • Trace flags are functioning properly.
  • Long CrossTie errors are cleaned up.
  • Menu behavior has been improved on several Linux platforms.
  • Restored the 'Use Native Browser' option that was present in CrossOver 8.x.
  • Made several changes to the layout and graphical design.
  • The 'Force Quit' button in the bottle manager should work better.
  • Fixed quite a few minor behavioral bugs.
  • Sound does not get out of sync on Linux systems.
• Application Support (MS Office):
  • Extensive changes to the installation process for Office 2003 and 2007. This should allow more editions to install properly.
  • Office 2007 balloon tooltips now display on Linux.
  • Office 2003 & 2007 Spanish Accents enter correctly.
  • Office 2003 applications print images.
  • Office 2007 Pressing Alt + F4 now closes applications.
  • Enterprise Office 2007 additional versions install.
  • PowerPoint 2003 does not take a long time to load large documents.
  • PowerPoint 2003 is better at rendering images & slides.
  • PowerPoint 2003 redraws images faster.
  • PowerPoint 2003 copy from a Linux native application to a PowerPoint slide works.
  • PowerPoint 2003 displays slide backgrounds.
  • Excel 2007 Copy/Paste from one workbook to another now works.
  • Large Excel 2007 & 2003 documents take less time to load.
  • Excel 2007 document links work.
  • Excel 2003 & 2007 macro improvements.
  • Outlook 2007 does not become disconnected after several hours of use.
  • Outlook 2007 attachments to Calendar and Task items work.
  • Outlook 2007 Additional Exchange mailboxes can be added to an Exchange account.
  • Outlook 2007 now connects with Gmail via IMAP.
  • Outlook 2007 New Appointment, Scheduling tab no longer jumps.
  • Outlook 2007 PDF documents now attach.
  • Outlook 2007 accepts more add-ons like Proofing Tools.
  • Outlook 2007 Web Toolbar now works.
  • Outlook 2007 send/receive no longer moves windows.
  • Outlook 2007 autocompletes the ‘to’ field.
  • Outlook 2003 ‘find’ works.
  • Outlook 2003 welcome message generates properly.
  • Outlook 2003 Items attached to Calendar Events can be opened.
  • Outlook 2003 page setup works.
  • Word 2007 (Enterprise versions) no longer flag an error on launch.
  • Word 2007 no longer enters a loop when MathType 6.x is installed.
  • Word 2003 handles embedded images better.
• Application Support (Others):
  • Printing works in win98 bottles.
  • Enterprise Architect 8 is installing again.
  • FrameMaker 7.2 now respects specified locales.
  • Internet Explorer 6 now defaults to a win2000 bottle. This should resolve the long-standing printing bugs with Internet Explorer 6.
  • Internet Explorer 6 can now access OWA (Outlook Web Access) pages.
  • Internet Explorer 6 and 7 follow DNS names provided by the server.
  • Internet Explorer 7 Paragon MLS site now logs in, buttons & menu items render.
  • Internet Explorer 6 security settings can be adjusted.
  • Internet Explorer 7 Printing is improved.
  • Added support for Quicken 2011.
  • Quicken 2009 now prints checks and reports.
  • ChemSketch regressions fixed (versions 5.x and up), ChemSketch can be launched more than once.
  • Visio 2007 can now open files in the .svg format.
  • CrossOver is now merged with Wine 1.3.9. This includes countless improvements and will no doubt also produce countless regressions.

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Wineskin 2.0 RC2 has been released WS6 engines updates and Multiple Monitors support coming

Wineskin wrapper 2.0 RC2 along with WS6 engines are now up and available in Wineskin Winery 1.0 RC1. The Manual should have all current info correctly.

RC1 wrappers will not work right with WS6 engines... I also suggest not using WS5 engines in RC2

RC1 wrappers should be able to update, and change engines fine using Wineskin.app once you have downloaded them in Wineskin Winery.

Biggest changes...

True fullscreen support for gaming using Display Capturing, with a toggle to get in and out (Cmd+Opt+A)

Fixes for file associations, so you can open files with wrappers from Finder correctly even if the wrapper was already running.

Winetricks was updated to the Winetricks-alpha builds. Do not use the Update Winetricks button for now, or it will break Winetricks and you’ll need to replace Wineskin.app from a fresh wrapper to fix it.

WS6, Multiple Monitors...

I’ve had multiple inquiries about multi-monitor problems with WS6 engine bases.

I have this problem fixed in WineskinX11 (Xquartz for Wineskin) and am working on a few different related things... This will bump the current engine base up to WS7, where.. unless there is another major problem found, should be the last update to the engine base for a long while... which will help all the RCs get to release status faster!

I do not know when I will have WS7 stuff up, just depends how the changes and testing goes.

When WS7 is out, fullscreen gaming and handling multiple monitors should work great! Think of WS6 as a WS7beta :-)

I do not plan on having quick replacement changes like this once Wineskin 2.0 is at a release version.

Wineskin 2.0 RC2 download

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CodeWeavers Releases CrossOver 10 for Linux and Mac aka the Impersonator

WEARING SEQUINS AND STILETTO HEELS, CODEWEAVERS DELIVERS DEATH BLOW TO MICROSOFT’S FASHION HEGEMONY
New CrossOver “Impersonator” Release Dramatically Increases Ease of Impersonating Windows on Mac and Linux
 
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (January 27, 2011) It’s Mac in the back; Windows in the front. Gadfly software company, CodeWeavers, Inc., today releases CrossOver Impersonator Edition. This latest edition greatly increases the ease of running Windows software on Macs and Linux PCs without the need for a Windows operating system license.
Impersonator Edition also includes CodeWeavers new “CrossTie” installer, which lets users install hundreds of Windows applications with just a click of a button. CrossTie communicates directly with CodeWeavers massive compatibility database (c4.codeweavers.com), which lists thousands of software applications including basic office packages, educational software and highly popular games that Windows-less individuals can now operate through Impersonator.
“One click on CrossTie and bam! users are set to run applications on their Mac or Linux machine,” said CodeWeavers CEO Jeremy White, fetchingly attired as the incomparable Lucille Ball, complete with stunning red wig. “Whether it’s the latest Steam game, some random knitting program or Microsoft Office, we put Windows’ lipstick on your Mac, quickly and guiltlessly.”
Both COO Jon Parshall and White dressed in drag as a shameless stunt to draw attention to themselves and their Impersonator software. David Pogue of the New York Times called it “hilarious,” and one of the most creative pitches he’d seen all year.
“CrossOver Impersonator is the diamond edition of our CrossOver software, and because of the improved functionality, anyone from an open source novice to a hard core gamer can easily use our software, all without paying a dime to Microsoft,” Parshall added. CodeWeavers COO, complete with Cher wig and towering black heels, will be unveiling the new software at Macworld 2011 in San Francisco. “Impersonator delivers the death blow to Microsoft’s fashion dominance. So be there, or be Cher!”
CrossOver Impersonator Edition replaces all previous versions of CrossOver. The software is immediately available at www.CodeWeavers.com.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company's goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.CodeWeavers.com.

 

 

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All dressed up and MacWorld to go

From Jeremy Whites blog :
These days, the combination of CrossOver and all the hard work of our Advocates is amazing. Within 5 minutes, or less, you can easily download and install CrossOver and your favorite Windows application. But you don't have to buy, install, or hassle with Windows. It's like playing a game like Call of Duty without having to actually be in a real combat zone. Or like a man putting on a dress instead of getting a sex change operation. Feels a little funny, but strangely nice, and you still get to be a man afterwards.



So in 8 days, at MacWorld in San Francisco, we are launching CrossOver 10 'The Impersonator'. This new version of CrossOver will feature our new CrossTie technology that will make it drop dead easy to install a Windows application and only that Windows application - on your Mac or Linux computer. And since we're so excited about this, we're telling everyone we know, including our buddies David Pogue and Walt Mossberg, who ignore us every single freaking year (not that we're hurt or anything, mind you).

Click on the picture above to see what I mean about a dress. And if you're in San Francisco next week, come on down to booth 442 at MacWorld; we'll have real Impersonators on hand, and you can check out the new Impersonator version of CrossOver. Or check this space next week for our launch.

Cheers,

Jeremy

Wine-Reviews Acquires The Bordeaux Technology Group

Washington, DC - January 12, 2011 - Wine-Reviews Inc. today announced it acquired The Bordeaux Technology Group., a Greenville, SC-based Wine services company.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Bordeaux entered the Wine services market in early 2008 and gained a foothold through its strength in marketing, branding and the technology expertise of a limited partnership with Wine-Reviews Inc.
With the acquisition of Bordeaux, Wine-Reviews has transformed from a stand alone news portal service to a full service Wine information and Technology company. With the acquisition of The Bordeaux Technology Group, Wine-Reviews will provide the current Bordeaux customer base with better support and upgrade options. Future Bordeaux releases will have an auto upgrade option built in, this feature will allow the end user to upgrade to the newest version with a single mouse click.
Wine-Reviews plans to re-write all of the current code used in Bordeaux and provide a vastly improved graphical user interface to make the process of installing Windows applications and games on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and OpenIndiana as easy and strait forward as possible. The current GUI is written in GTK and is extremely limited in it's functionality and options.

The upcoming Bordeaux 3.0 GUI will be written in Gambas and will run on any system that supports the Gambas 2.15.2 or higher runtime libraries. The next major release of Bordeaux is planned for late February to early March 2011. Testing is now underway to insure all applications and games that are currently supported install and run as stable as possible.

Product pricing and availability is slated to remain the same at this time, $20.00 for Linux and BSD and $25.00 for Mac and OpenIndiana downloadable versions of Bordeaux.
Below is a screenshot of the upcoming Bordeaux 3.0 GUI that shows some of the planned options to install unsupported applications and games with Bordeaux. More details will soon be released in a upcoming news article describing all the new features and enhancements that are planned for Bordeaux.

About Wine-Reviews, Inc.
Wine-Reviews, LLC was formed in 2008 and is a privately held Wine news and reviews portal. Wine-Reviews provides news and review services for Wine, CodeWeavers CrossOver, PlayOnLinux, WineTricks, Q4Wine, Bordeaux, and other Wine related technologies. For more information on Wine-Reviews, please visit www.wine-reviews.net

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winetricks 20110105 and 20110105 alpha has been released with 35 games added

New winetricks 20110105: improved download error recovery, added first-run optin dialog. New winetricks 20110105-alpha: menu divided into categories, added 35 games.
Another month, another Winetricks - or, rather, two new Winetricks.

Dan Kegel released winetricks 20110105 today. New version 20110105 has only two notable changes:
1. it will retry a corrupt download for you (this should get rid of most cryptic warnings about needing to rename a file and retry),

2. a first run dialog now asks whether you would like to help winetricks development by reporting usage stats. You should only see this dialog once (and only if you're using the gui, and only if you're using zenity). This has been very helpful already, as people have been running it from svn. Please let me know what you think of it.
Experimental new version 20110105-alpha has a few further changes:
3. The menu is now broken up by category; there is now a top-level menu which gives you a choice of category (dll, font, app, or setting). This ought to make the menu a little less overwhelming. Let me know what you think of the new menu navigation.
4. There's now a progress dialog during downloads in gui mode.
5. It should work better when the user has removed the Z: drive.
6. Its been refactored to make adding new verbs much easier (you no longer have to edit the script in multiple places to add a verb, and you can even put verbs in external files).
7. Added 35 games. (A bunch more remain to be ported from wisotool.)
8. Removed (or, rather, haven't ported yet) a number of less-common verbs. The statistics gathered by the new version will tell us which of the remaining verbs to port first.
Changes in version 20110105:

Dan Kegel:

• remove old synonym dotnet2 for dotnet20
• mpc: remove broken call to append_path
• handle 'winetricks win31 vista' properly
• make dotnet20sp2 warn that it's broken. Don't list in menu.
• w_download: don't redownload if no expected checksum given. Also remove == typo from r2207.
• don't declare checksum error unless, you know, there was a checsum error as favor for etersoft, avoid referring directly to zenity/kdialo /xmssage to avoid pulling them all in as dependencies when building a package
• automatically retry download once if cached file has wrong checksum
• ie8: avoid writing to / (just like ie7 fix). Don't bother running ie8 when finished; point user to workaround instead. Also move a verb that got sandwiched between ie6 and ie7.
• ie7: when / is writable as on macosx, move z: out of the way during ie7 install to avoid scribbling temporary files in /. Had to run with WINEDEBUG=warn+heap to avoid memory bugs in setupapi? when reporting usage, also report version.
• in zenity gui case, ask user on first run whether to opt in to usage reporting.
• on MacOS X, put cache in /home/dank/Library/Caches
• delete msxml6.dll before running installer. Fixes bug 211.
• tahoma: don't download to top of cache
• finish renaming WINETRICKS_UNIXQUIET to W_UNATTENDED_DASH_Q
• make cabextract quiet

Austin English:

• add win31 verb (needed internally by ole2)

Online as always at :
http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks
The experimental version is only at :
http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks-alpha
SVN and bug tracker are online at
http://winezeug.googlecode.com

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CodeWeavers And Linsoft Announce Linsofts 10 Year Anniversary Sale

CODEWEAVERS AND LINSOFT ANNOUNCE LINSOFT’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE
To Celebrate LinSoft’s 10th year in business, CrossOver Linux will be provided FREE on all LinSoft PCs until January 31st, 2011
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (December 24, 2010) — CodeWeavers, Inc. and LinSoft GmbH (www.linsoft.de), leading providers of open-source systems and tools, announced today their joint participation in LinSoft’s 10th Anniversary Sale. Effective today until January 31st, 2011, LinSoft will be providing a free license of CrossOver Linux Standard on every LinSoft Linux PC. CrossOver Linux provides the ability for users to run Windows software applications on their Linux PC without needing to purchase a Windows operating system license.

Said Jon Parshall, CodeWeavers COO, “We’re excited to be providing a great Windows compatibility solution to LinSoft’s customers—a solution that saves them time and money, and having to purchase a Windows license to run their needed applications.” Oliver Poths, LinSoft’s founder, echoed this sentiment, noting that “Linux on the desktop has always been highly cost-effective. But now it’s becoming increasing user-friendly as well. Tools like CrossOver provide Linux desktop users with a great user experience.”

Conveniently timed around the Christmas holiday, Poths noted further, “This offer makes a great Christmas present, or even an after-Christmas present, if Santa hasn’t brought you a Linux PC down the chimney.”

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine – the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company's goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.CodeWeavers.com.

CodeWeavers CrossOver Multi-User Pricing Discounts save up to 43% off full retail

With the recent announcement that the Russian government will mandate A shift from Microsoft to Linux by 2015. I started thinking about what the Russians will do if they have some Windows Applications that don't have Linux equivalents at this time.

One option would be to keep some Microsoft Windows boxes around to run a small number of critical applications. Another option would be for the government to fund the development or porting of the needed applications to Linux. A third option would be they could run the applications on CodeWeavers CrossOver Pro on Linux and save the Windows licences and any development or porting cost.

This isn't just for Russia, this is also true for many other countries around the world that's making the shift away from Microsoft Windows to Linux.

Then their is smaller state and local governments that are also making the shift to Linux. And for smaller governments the cost to develop or to port a custom application to Linux might be prohibitive. But with the purchase of volume CrossOver licences the cost would remain within budget. As the local government would save the cost of the Windows licence that's allot more expensive then the cost of CrossOver.

Next is educational institutions, have you ever thought how much the worlds educational institutions would save by making the move away from Windows to Linux? And how the savings could be used for actually educating our children and young adults.

Then their is the power user who has two or more computers that run Linux or Mac and who wants the option to run certain windows applications or games on their operating system of choice. With a volume purchase of two or more licences you can receive a discount off the full retail price.

Lastly I would suggest LUG users or people who have friends who also use Linux or Mac to setup a home brew Groupon. And one person take every ones order and then make the volume purchase for the discounted price. This way everyone in the group gets a higher discount as more licences can be purchased at a single time.

So how does volume licensing work?

For example if you purchase 2 to 9 licenses you will receive a 5.6% discount off the normal retail selling price of $69.95 and as you can see in the table below the more licenses you purchase in a single block the higher the discount received. The maximum discount goes up to 43% off retail for 1000 or more licenses purchased at a single time. While a $40,000 purchase might seem like allot to a single user, this is well within range of normal software purchases for large business, educational intuitions, and government of all sizes.

For more information on CodeWeavers volume licencing click this link.

SKU pricing Table

Prices for Currency: ($) US Dollar

Name	SKU	Qty Range	List Price Each	Vendor Price Each	Vendor Support Extension Price Each
CrossOver Mac Professional	cxmac
		1 - 1	$69.95	$69.95	$35.00
		2 - 9	$66.00	$66.00	$32.00
		10 - 24	$63.00	$63.00	$29.00
		25 - 49	$60.00	$60.00	$26.00
		50 - 99	$56.00	$56.00	$24.00
		100 - 499	$52.00	$52.00	$21.00
		500 - 999	$45.00	$45.00	$18.00
		1000+	$40.00	$40.00	$15.00
CrossOver Mac Standard	cxmacstd
		1+	$39.95	$39.95	$39.95
CrossOver Linux Professional	cxpro
		1 - 1	$69.95	$69.95	$35.00
		2 - 9	$66.00	$66.00	$32.00
		10 - 24	$63.00	$63.00	$29.00
		25 - 49	$60.00	$60.00	$26.00
		50 - 99	$56.00	$56.00	$24.00
		100 - 499	$52.00	$52.00	$21.00
		500 - 999	$45.00	$45.00	$18.00
		1000+	$40.00	$40.00	$15.00

Educational Discounts

CodeWeavers strongly believes in the power of open-source solutions to help deliver critically needed software at reasonable prices to educational institutions worldwide.