Wine 1.8-rc4 has been Released

The WineHQ Wine development release 1.8-rc4 is now available for Linux and Mac users.

What's new in this release:

• Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

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 1.8-rc4 (total 26):

   8258  Dolphin Smalltalk IDE fails when requesting trial on urlmon.dll.URLOpenBlockingStreamA
  16698  Sandboxie installer needs 'HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Eventlog\\System' registry key
  17501  Cockpit Crash hangs
  17814  HLMV from Source SDK crashes while starting
  18964  BioEdit: Minimized windows icons become garbaged
  19041  WinNER5 database client crashes on startup
  23377  Buried in Time demo does not start
  31817  Tencent RTX Client 2010 installer fails to register Shell extension handler 'RTXShlMenu.dll' (missing 'HKCR\\*\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers' and 'HKCR\\folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers' registry keys)
  31862  "The Network" demo fails to start without native d3dx9
  32383  Configure script can't find 32-bit freetype libraries on 64-bit debian squeeze
  32655  Miro 5.x/6.x installer does not go beyond "initializing..." phase
  33438  Wine builtin 'explorer' crashes in Win98 mode when browsing virtual 'C:' drive
  33917  Voyage: Journey to the Moon demo shows white screen
  34308  Gazillionaire has transparency issues
  36726  DVD Profiler: black squares in the gui
  37899  Adobe Photoshop 5.0: Type tool fails with stack overflow
  38293  Setting PROMPT in a batch file resets on exit of batch file
  38371  Winfiol crashes when changing program preferences
  38480  RuneScape crashes when switching to OpenGL renderer (glCopyTexSubImage3DEXT blacklisted by extension filtering)
  38723  Ad-Aware 11.6.306.7947 wants msi.dll.MsiJoinTransaction
  38778  Blade of Darkness demo hangs with a black screen on start
  39119  Heroes of the Storm 13.0.37117 crashes on exit needing wevtapi.dll.EvtClose
  39535  PowerISO 6.4 (32 bits) crashes on installation (needs fusion.dll.CopyPDBs)
  39710  Hitman 2: Silent Assassin shows wrong colors with environment bump mapping
  39747  Original War: user interface gets corrupted after opening the help screen
  39758  Desktop Holiday Light app crashes

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Состоялся релиз CrossOver 15.0 для запуска Win32-приложений под Linux и OS X

Компанией CodeWeavers был выпущен CrossOver 15.0. Этот пакет основан на программном коде коде Wine 1.8-rc и представляет собой оболочку для запуска программ под Windows на платформах Linux и OS X. Также он позволяет запускать игры, что для многих пользователей является решающим фактором при выборе операционной системы.

В новой версии разработчики обновили пользовательский интерфейс программы под Linux и переработали установщик под Linux и OS X. За счёт использования звукового сервера PulseAudio удалось повысить качество звука. Также они улучшили поддержку Microsoft Office и добавили поддержку ряда новых программ, в частности, программы контроля финансов Quicken 2016.

Отметим, что вышеупомянутый Wine представляет собой программную прослойку, позволяющую выполнять Win32-приложения на Linux и OS X. При этом Wine не является эмулятором в чистом виде, хотя некоторыми программами и распознаётся таковым, поскольку технически представляет собой вариант виртуальной машины, которая сообщается с основной системой.

CrossOver является платной программой, однако возможность запускать большую часть привычных программ и игр на других платформах зачастую нивелирует этот «недостаток». Для всех остальных есть Wine в виде отдельного приложения.

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CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 15 for Linux and Mac

CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER 15
Update includes latest Wine 1.8 and new user interface

SAINT PAUL, Minn (December 8, 2015)  CodeWeavers, Inc., developer of CrossOver the easiest, fastest way to run Windows software on Mac and Linux announced today the release of CrossOver 15. With CrossOver 15, you can run thousands of Windows software titles, without the need for a Windows OS license.

CrossOver 15 incorporates the latest release of Wine, the open-source technology that allows Windows applications to be run on Unix. Wine 1.8 incorporates more than a year worth of improvements since the last major release of Wine. This includes better support for PulseAudio, better video decoding, improved OLE embedding, and many other improvements. The net effect is that CrossOver 15 users will be able to run many more Windows applications, with enhancements to their performance and graphics.

CrossOver 15 also contains notable improvements to its graphical user interface. The Mac GUI has been enhanced with a new tool for installing Windows software, improving and simplifying this process. This completes the overhaul of the Mac GUI that was begun with CrossOver 14. The Linux GUI has also been completely re-written to offer substantial improvements in simplicity, a more modern feel, and more congruency with the Mac GUI.

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.

CrossOver 15 Changelog :

 15.0.0 CrossOver - December 8, 2015

• Mac OS X:
  • The User Interface of CrossOver's Software Installer has been redone. Installing applications with CrossOver is simpler than ever before.
  • CrossOver now includes a High Resolution Mode to allow compatible Windows applications to take full advantage of Macs with Retina displays.
  • CrossOver now requires OS X 10.8 or greater. CrossOver 15 will not run on OS X 10.7 or earlier versions.
• Linux:
  • CrossOver now uses PulseAudio for sound if it is available on the system.
  • CrossOver has a completely redone User Interface on Linux.
• Application Support:
  • Quicken 2016 now runs in CrossOver.
• General Improvements:
  • Wine 1.8 brings thousands of updates to CrossOver's core compatibility with Windows applications.
  • Dual screen Linux setups will run Microsoft Office better than before.

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