Fourteenth day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway. Mainly software programs for Windows were handed out in the last two weeks. This changes today as we managed to get our hands on 10 licenses for Crossover Linux Pro and 10 licenses for Crossover Mac Pro. This was one of the products that some of you recommended for the Giveaway and Codeweavers, that’s the company producing both products, was nice enough to donate the licenses.
Crossover is a commercialized version of Wine, a re-implementation of the Win32 API, which allows to run Windows software naively on the operating system. Crossover Mac Pro is therefor capable of running Windows software in Mac OS X while Crossover Linux Pro can do the same under Linux.
The benefits of this solution are obvious. Crossover (or Wine for that matter) provide the means to run Windows software directly in another operating system. This is a difference to dual boot systems where the user has to switch between the systems and virtual machines which also need time to boot and do not provide the same levels of performance.
It should be mentioned that it is not possible to run all Windows applications with Crossover. Codeweavers have created a table with compatibility ratings for windows applications.
The benefits of Crossover over Wine are noteworthy as well. Crossover, being a commercialized version of Wine, comes with several functions not found in Wine. This includes graphical and one-click installer for Windows applications among other things.
Codeweavers officially supports several applications and games in both versions of Crossover.
Applications:
- Microsoft Office 2007, 2003, XP, 2000 and 97
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Project
- Quicken
- and others
Games:
- World of Warcraft
- Team Fortress 2
- Civilization IV
- Half-Life 2
- and others
You can win one of ten licenses for Crossover Mac Pro or Crossover Linux Pro. Please mention your operating system in the comment so that I know which version you need.
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Yeah, this will do nicely
Would like to win it Mac os10
Crossover Linux Pro would do wonders for me, I have wanted to try it for a VERY long time and never really got the opportunity. I am a big fan of WINE, but I have heard that Crossover works like a charm with resource hogging apps.
Excellent giveaway idea!!!!
Wow Martin!!! Crossover!! really you rock!! i use wine and i always wanted to use crossover for my linux. i missed their one day giveaway last time. But i will really appreciate if you can giveaway me one licence of crossover. Thank you. thank you so much for giving crossover! :-)
I use Ubuntu… so I would like to win Crossover Linux
Another great prize….you do spoil us! x
Sign me up for Crossover Linux… Plz!
Holy crap! I’ve always wanted Crossover.
I’d like to have a full version of Crossover for Ubuntu.
Hi there,
Thankyou for these great giveaways and your fantastic website. I’ve just gone competely Ubuntu 8.10 and would loooove to try the Crossover Linux Pro on this superb OS.
Thx in advance
Yah! that would be nice! i use ubuntu!
Great a Mac/Linux program !
(I would like the Linux version)
Thats nice ;)
Mac OSx plzzz :)
Choose Me!
Nice one, i use Ubuntu!
Crossover Linux Pro is the version i realy need for. main Symatec Novell SUSE Linux.
I’d love it!
I want the linux one, thanks!
I use Ubuntu 8.10 so would like to try out Crossover Linux Pro, thanks
I failed to grab one when they give crossover for free back in Oct. That’s truly frustrating.
Crossover Linux Pro would be very VERY nice indeed! :-)
I already have it!
Crossover Linux Pro please & congrats on a GREAT giveaway
I subcribed some weeeks ago for giveaway crossover day but without success. I hope this time I’ll be some lucky for Crossover Linux.
Nice thing buddy!!!
I want the Ubuntu one
I use Gentoo Linux. I would like to win Crossover Pro.
Nice App, that I could have some use for…
Include me please
Crossover for giveaway. You rock.
Linux Please :D
Would love a copy for MacOSX. Thanks, Graham.