Get CrossOver for FREE now! Only for Oct.31st, 2012!

[grandpaflo]

http://flock.codeweavers.com/

What it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossOver_(software)

"CrossOver (a.k.a. CrossOver Office before version 6.0) is the collective name for two commercial and proprietary programs developed by CodeWeavers that allow many Windows-based applications to run on Linux and Mac OS X using a compatibility layer. The programs include CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Linux.

The programs are modified, proprietary versions of the public Wine source tree with various compatibility patches added, more user-friendly configuration tools, and commercial support. CodeWeavers employs several Wine developers and contributes code back to the free software/open-source software Wine project as per the GNU LGPL, although CrossOver is proprietary software."

On October 31, 2012, CodeWeavers will have a second software giveaway, this one entitled "Flock the Vote." CodeWeavers promised to have such a giveaway if 100,000 American voters would promise to vote on election day, in a nonpartisan bid to encourage activism. 100,000 people have pledged, so CodeWeavers will allow any person in the world to download and register a copy of CrossOver Linux or CrossOver Mac; the offer includes a year of support.

 

[crazypenguin]

Thanks for the info! I have been wanting to give CrossOver a try for years.

 

[Jodell88]

Thanks for the info! I have been wanting to give CrossOver a try for years.

My lurker.

Mine!!!

 

[grandpaflo]

Codeweavers Crossover Direct Downloads 10/31/2012


64 bit Debian / Ubuntu
http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/ia32-crossover_11.3.1-1_amd64.deb


sha512sum:
63548259dc9670ba923308cb79d5ce51d2ad96075b9b80518a4b8216c197e901fdbf8fd3eb6d2e4b29da51e6a5fe0edbae27e781ad6bd2a07cfe0e1101b00261 ia32-crossover_11.3.1-1_amd64.deb

32 bit Debian / Ubuntu
http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/crossover_11.3.1-1_i386.deb


sha512sum:
6f493a8c4f4c35334b59cb359a08cb3b574f7029bd6eb0814a3c710bed83449cca0ac77cb2d566bb5f38da243c140f828ee35234506fbc9333eaa0db5f661e68 crossover_11.3.1-1_i386.deb

32 or 64 bit Red Hat (Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva)
http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/crossover-11.3.1-1.i386.rpm

sha512sum:
e293df08b274f3a8afa6ff2a2079413156406d6fb4540d97afc5099c751246bf37f8668d75eb254c5287df7d9efcbf3db5e478414b778cda33c655d358bb47c3 crossover-11.3.1-1.i386.rpm

Installer for all other Linux distributions
http://media.codeweavers.com/pub/crossover/cxlinux/demo/install-crossover-11.3.1.bin

sha512sum: a68a0e4001c88b286cd1695f12b6557ce9b6b42d53c413858a1048296b3f6c9a5e7c4b196dff4aaf516ac64a58dbd2892a4b8b68fa4d41b13a855229b38c252c install-crossover-11.3.1.bin


Free offer one day only:
flock.codeweavers.com

Don't forget http://sandy.codeweavers.com. They will extend the offer to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy to download and install it over the next couple of days.

"If you or your loved ones are affected by Hurricane Sandy, please return to this page (http://sandy.codeweavers.com) starting on Thursday, November 1, 2012 to learn how to get your FREE copy of CrossOver. We will be maintaining this offer until ConEd gets the lights back on and the trains start running again. We are thinking about you, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe."

 

[lxskllr]

I'm undecided if this is something I want. I'm not a fan of trialware, and am ambivalent about running Windows software on my system. Decisions, decisions...

 

[zardthebuilder]

I'm undecided if this is something I want. I'm not a fan of trialware, and am ambivalent about running Windows software on my system. Decisions, decisions...

why do you think this is trialware? as far as i can tell, it's the full version. only the support is limited to 12 months.

 

[lxskllr]

why do you think this is trialware? as far as i can tell, it's the full version. only the support is limited to 12 months.

Serious question; What happens on reinstall? Stuff like this from the Windows world works for the initial install, but that's it. If something happens to your setup, you lose your license. I realize that can be hacked around, but over the years, I've lost the desire to play games with software. I'll take what's freely given, but don't want the hassle of gaming the system.

 

[zardthebuilder]

Serious question; What happens on reinstall? Stuff like this from the Windows world works for the initial install, but that's it. If something happens to your setup, you lose your license. I realize that can be hacked around, but over the years, I've lost the desire to play games with software. I'll take what's freely given, but don't want the hassle of gaming the system.

okay, at least i now understand why you call this trialware. i don't know what happens with reinstall. but, i have re-installed windows-based software on windows and have not lost licenses. maybe i've been lucky.

 

[lxskllr]

...but, i have re-installed windows-based software on windows and have not lost licenses. maybe i've been lucky.

Depends on the exact terms. In my experience, premium giveaways tend to have more restrictions than more pedestrian software. I'd consider CrossOver a premium package, which is why I had concerns. I might have been way off base. I'm sure they specified the terms somewhere, but it's too late now anyway. If I need to use Windows software, configuring Wine would be a suitable penance for angering the RMS :^D

 

[skyking]

Links still work, if anyone is still interested this morning.

 

[crazypenguin]

My lurker.

Mine!!!

Hey I'm on a roll 2 posts in 7 years.

 

[crazypenguin]

I'm undecided if this is something I want.... ....and am ambivalent about running Windows software on my system. Decisions, decisions...

Well I downloaded CrossOver and realized I have no Windows software to install on it. If I recall correctly I pitched my last piece of Windows ware 7 or 8 years ago.