[olug] Fwd: [Announcements] CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31

[T. J. Brumfield]

I haven't used it, but from what I understand, it doesn't really promise
better compatibility, but rather ease of use.

For a layman, configuring Wine from a command prompt, manually mounting
media, Wine tweaks, etc. can be difficult.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> Did anyone else get this?  Is anyone currently using it to run modern
> Windows games/apps?
>
> Last time I played with it, it wasn't much better than Wine for my needs...
>
> Dan
>
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> Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:44 PM
> Subject: [Announcements] CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31
> To: Dan-CodeWeavers Linder-CodeWeavers <dan at linder.org>
>
>
> CodeWeavers Announcements Post
>
> http://www.codeweavers.com/support/forums/announce/?t=24;mhl=132802#msg132802
>
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>   FROM:       Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com>
>   TOPIC:      CrossOver Announcements
>   SUBJECT:    CrossOver for free on Wednesday, October 31
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am happy to announce that we will be providing a copy of CrossOver for
> free to all comers this Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, from 00:00 until
> 23:59 pm, Central Daylight Time.  That's the treat - we hope you enjoy it,
> and we hope you spread the word to all your friends so they, too, can enjoy
> CrossOver goodness.  The expected 'trick' is that if you're a US citizen,
> you should go vote next Tuesday.
>
> You can read more about it in our press release here:
>   http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20121029/
>
> and you can see our internal staff reaction to the news here:
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkKiMJFvXbc
>
> Existing customers will get a free 12 month extension added to their
> entitlement, so they can enjoy CrossOver for 12 further months.
>
> To sign up for your free copy or free 12 month extension, simply visit this
> web page:
>   http://flock.codeweavers.com
> any time on October 31, 2012, from 00:00 until 23:59 CDT.
>
> If you have questions about the details of this promotion, we have
> a FAQ page here:
>   http://www.codeweavers.com/flockthevoteqa/
>
> Now I've got to run, they've tracked my IP address to this coffee shop I'm
> hiding in... <grin>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy "Mallard" White
>
>
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