>>> On 10/27/2008 at 4:00 PM, in message <alpine.GSO.2.00.0810271557590.10732 at taxa.epi.umn.edu>, Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> wrote: > On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Sunny wrote: >> FYI, CodeWeavers - the guys behind wine project, will offer their >> commercial version of wine - Crossover Office for free on Oct. 28 2008. >> Here is the official announcement: >> http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20081027/ > What is the license? It's proprietary and staying that way?... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_Office > Sounds like something to avoid. Only if you think proprietary software is evil. Not everyone does. > Anything wrong with the GPL version of > VirtualBox? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Box Besides requiring a Microsoft Windows license IN ADDITION to a Microsoft Office license? Nothing. These are not equivalent pieces of software.