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I'm coming up on my 13-year anniversary with CodeWeavers in the next couple months. And the question of the hour is: why did I decide to come to CodeWeavers, rather than staying in my previous role as an IT consultant? And was that a good call, particularly given that my livelihood is connected to an insanely difficult open-source technology like Wine?
Our fabulous parking lot. Note the shocking lack of BMWs and Porsches...
Flash back to the summer of 2002. I was working as an independent
business analyst, doing a gig at a large local real-estate firm. I was
making very good money. I was also
absolutely bored to
tears. So when Jeremy White came calling, saying he needed a right-hand
man to help him run CodeWeavers, and that he couldn't really pay me
hardly anything to start, and would I like an "opportunity" like that, I
honestly didn't hesitate much before saying "Why, yes! I would love an
opportunity to work for an obscure, struggling software company while
earning a lot less money, and a lot more aggravation!"
Fast-forward
to 2015, and here I am. Still. And CodeWeavers is still doing pretty
much the same thing: selling CrossOver. We're making more money, but not
tons more. And from a technical perspective, we're still
rolling a gargantuan rock uphill. Yeah, Wine has come a long way in
thirteen years. It runs a lot more stuff now. But it's still a colossal
pain in the butt to improve it. And not only that, but as more people
have adopted tablets and smartphones, the importance of the Windows
software marketplace has slowly diminished (sort of like my hairline),
meaning that the hard work we do is arguably less important now than it
was when I came aboard. Isn't that just awesome?
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I am delighted to announce that CodeWeavers has just released CrossOver 14.1.0 for both Mac OS X and Linux. CrossOver 14.1.0 has important bug fixes for both Mac and Linux users.
CrossOver 14.1.0 fixes a bug which prevented the .NET 3.5 run-time from installing. We have fixed a crash in Outlook and improved connectivity with certain Exchange servers. On OS X, we have fixed a problem with maximized windows which impacted Quicken. For users of Ubuntu Linux, we have updated our packaging so that CrossOver installs cleanly on Ubuntu 14.04.2. We have improved the start-up time of the CrossOver Software Installer on all Linux platforms.
Mac customers with active support entitlements will be upgraded to CrossOver 14.1.0 the next time they launch CrossOver. Linux users can download the latest version from http://www.codeweavers.com/.
Change Log :
14.1.1 CrossOver - April 21, 2015
Mac OS X:
We have improved joystick support for several games,
including Final Fantasy VII and Vanguard Princess (winmm
support was improved, so any game which uses this should
benefit).
Other changes:
Allow a new behavior by setting an environment variable,
CX_DIRECT_DESKTOP. Bottles created when this environment variable
is set will use the native Desktop directly instead of putting a link
to it on the Windows Desktop
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CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 14.1.1 for Linux and Mac.
Gaming performance continues to advance with this release. The full
change log is provided below.
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14.1.1 CrossOver - April 21, 2015
Mac OS X:
We have improved joystick support for several games,
including Final Fantasy VII and Vanguard Princess (winmm
support was improved, so any game which uses this should
benefit).
Other changes:
Allow a new behavior by setting an environment variable,
CX_DIRECT_DESKTOP. Bottles created when this environment variable
is set will use the native Desktop directly instead of putting a link
to it on the Windows Desktop
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Hi all, we are proud to announce the 4.2.7 release of PlayOnLinux/PlayOnMac!
Among the visible changes, first a regression fix: "Install
non-listed applications" should now be visible all the
time, even while
the list of install scripts is being updated:
During installations, a small (i) information icon was already
showing up at the bottom of the wizard window for scripts that use
POL_SetupWindow_SetID; Clicking on it would lead users to the script
page on the web site. For scripts that support the embedded debugger
(scripts that use POL_Debug_Init), there will now also be a second icon
next to it to open the debugger window to show the installation log:
PlayOnLinux would display important informations at the beginning of
the first installation, but not show them again so you don't have to
click thru them with each installation. It will now display those
informations until you click "Don't remember me" (after actually reading
the messages of course!). This feature is also available for your own
install scripts, as the new statement POL_SetupWindow_notice:
The Wine versions manager display has been changed to display a small
lock (and bold text) for versions currently in use by some virtual
drives, so you can more easily remove the versions that are no longer
used:
Beside that, this version also contains its share of bugfixes and code cleanups, so here's the full changelog:
* Detect and abort scripts when trying to run 64bit programs with 32bit Wine
* POL_DetectVideoCards: list VGA compatible controllers and 3D controllers (#5012)
* Add support for several other value types than REG_SZ to registry
updating statements (#5013)
* POL_Wine_SelectPrefix: abort if no prefix name is provided
* Sort install scripts lists case insensitively (iTunes)
* Fix "hash-bang" line in shortcuts so they're actually executable
* Deprecate the usage of $REPERTOIRE in PlayOnLinux own code
* Translate remaining french comments and identifiers in Bash code
* Improve POL_Wine_PrefixDelete to remove ancillary resources (shortcuts, icons,...)
* Wine versions manager: attributes tell apart used versions instead of
unused versions; Add an extra warning when about to remove a version in use
* Avoid Python detection loops
* Display wx version found
* Fix Settings > Internet menu (#4989, thanks to rupert)
* Workaround for Wine bug #37575 (#5023)
* Improve find_binary function and make it public as POL_System_find_file
* Add support for .lnk, .bat and .cmd files to POL_Shortcut and POL_SetupWindow_shortcut_creator
* Added an icon to open the debugger from the installation wizard when
POL_Debug_Init has been called (#4948)
* Implement POL_SetupWindow_notice to display important messages, but
allow the user to acknowledge them once and for all ("Don't remind me") (#2036)
* POL_OpenShell (Configure > Misc > Open a shell) bug fixes
* Add a warning when OpenGL autotests are missing (user support)
* Make sure "Install non-listed application" link is always visible in
install window
* POL_SetupWindow_cdrom: don't suggest "*" when no CDROM has been found
* Remove use of remaining os.system() calls (less overhead, less quoting nightmare)
* Use os.kill() instead of shell command
* Use of "exec" to avoid some useless extra Bash processes
* polconfigurator interface cleanup (no risk of translation breakage)
Enjoy!
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CodeWeavers is planning on releasing a technology preview for CrossOver
Android sometime this summer. This will give YOU the opportunity to try
it out and make suggestions as to how we can improve the CrossOver
Android experience and what Windows games and software we should focus
our efforts in supporting. Much like CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Linux,
our users will have a voice in the direction of the product. And even
more so than CrossOver for Mac and CrossOver for Linux, we believe that
this type of technology is incredibly compelling considering that you
can't run Microsoft Windows on an Android tablet – at all.
With more focus on making Windows games portable on Android devices,
it's possible that a whole new game experience is coming in the not so
distant future. Games with depth and real AI and multiplayer
functionality that create real excitement for
gamers. I'm excited to see the next evolution of gaming. But hey if that
doesn't work, we will always be able to fling disgruntled birds.
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CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 14.1.0 for Linux and mac with
a host of bug fixes and application support. Below is the full change
log for Crossover 14.1.0 that deatails all the major changes in this
release.
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14.1.0 CrossOver - March 17, 2015
Application Support:
It is again possible to install .Net 3.5.
Fixed a hang when using ATOK, a third-party Japanese input
method.
The Equation Editor menu bar in Word 2003 and Word 97 now
works.
The Equation Editor in Word 2003 will no longer freeze after
multiple launches.
Typing a URL into an outgoing email in Outlook 2003 now
automatically generates a clickable hyperlink.
Changing fonts in Outlook 2003 is now possible.
Improved behavior of CrossOver's built-in web browser in
certain web-sites.
Fixed a crash when displaying certain characters with
Uniscribe in Outlook 2010.
Mac OS X:
Fixed a bug which caused application launchers to disappear
when a bottle was renamed.
Fixed a problem which made it difficult to change the window
size for a maximized window (Quicken was among the
impacted applications).
Linux:
Updated package dependencies to allow installation on Ubuntu
14.0.4.2.
Optimized the CrossOver Software Installer for faster
startup times in many cases.
Fixed a bug which sometimes caused CrossOver to fail to open
links in native web browsers.
Added a new option, --destdir, to various internal CrossOver
command line tools. This may make package generation for
Gentoo Linux easier.
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CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 14.0.3 for Linux and Mac.
Gaming performance continues to advance with this release. The full
change log is provided below.
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14.1.0 CrossOver - March 16, 2015
Application Support:
It is again possible to install .Net 3.5.
Fixed a hang when using ATOK, a third-party Japanese input
method.
The Equation Editor menu bar in Word 2003 and Word 97 now
works.
The Equation Editor in Word 2003 will no longer freeze after
multiple launches.
Typing a URL into an outgoing email in Outlook 2003 now
automatically generates a clickable hyperlink.
Changing fonts in Outlook 2003 is now possible.
Improved behavior of CrossOver's built-in web browser in
certain web-sites.
Fixed a crash when displaying certain characters with
Uniscribe in Outlook 2010.
Mac OS X:
Fixed a bug which caused application launchers to disappear
when a bottle was renamed.
Fixed a problem which made it difficult to change the window
size for a maximized window (Quicken was among the
impacted applications).
Linux:
Updated package dependencies to allow installation on Ubuntu
14.0.4.2.
Optimized the CrossOver Software Installer for faster
startup times in many cases.
Fixed a bug which sometimes caused CrossOver to fail to open
links in native web browsers.
Added a new option, --destdir, to various internal CrossOver
command line tools. This may make package generation for
Gentoo Linux easier.
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Hello, Linux and Mac community! We are proud to announce the release of the newest version of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac. It can be downloaded here.
Thanks to everyone who submitted bugs and posted in the forums to help make each release better than the last.
The changelog for this 4.2.6 can be found below:
Use $ POL_TERM more Consistently, allow POL_TERM global configuration override. Beware, the carrier must terminal -T and -e options, so gnome-terminal Does not Qualify (gnome-terminal.wrapper Does though)
Add a function to compute a hash of a POL_Wine_VersionSignature Wine Package
Python version string extraction hardening (# 4895)
POL_System_PartInfo APPROBATION thru mount filesystems point INSTEAD of device (Btrfs subvolumes compatibility)
Modify bash / document_reader to pass extra arguments Unchanged ( http://www.playonlinux.com/en/topic-12519-Pass_arguments_to_PDFXChange_Viewer.html )
Remove "skipped lines" messages When The debugger gets the focus back
POL_Shortcut: do not overwrite $ binary logging to Improve
mainwindow: make boxen alert child of the main window So They can not get lost behind --other windows
We have also started an official Wiki
page that is going to be filled to the brim with Information regarding
POL/POM, Wine, scripting, and more. As of now, all current documentation has been moved to the new wiki. It is located here: http://wiki.playonlinux.com
Be sure to check back there often, as there will we new info added as often as we can.
Enjoy!
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There will be an update to the stable branch of WineBottler and
Wine.app, based on Wine 1.6.2 and all the new WineBottler features that appeared since WineBottler 1.6.1 came out.
That said, I will land some major changes to the unstable branch starting next week .
The installer for SimCity 4 Deluxe has been updated
to use the newest version of Wine, as well as having added Steam
support for newer purchasers of this fantastic, old-school game.
Improvements for Yosemite
Just a small update for WineBottler.
False positives for AV
As noted earlier, the no-op file winemenubuilder.exe triggered some anti virus checks. Starting with 1.7.34 it should pass them all.
Speaking of viruses
Please download WineBottler directly from
http://winebottler.kronenberg.org – there are some “download”-websites”
that bundle WineBottler into an installer that will install adware on your system, too.
UI Improvements
Tweaking the new look and adding it to the progress window.
Bugfixing
Fixed a bug, that prevented WineBottler from finishing custom Apps on some Yosemite Macs.
Pushing Wine.app to 1.7.34.
Wine changelog: winehq.org
If you should still have issues with AV or generating custom Apps still freezes for you, please let me know.
By the Way:
You can find news on WineBottler now on weibo and vk, too!
An update to the Adobe Photoshop CS6 installer has
just come out that fixes the missing fonts on certain systems. If you
were experiencing this issue, then you will want to delete your virtual
drive for PS, and reinstall using the official installer.
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