>>> On 10/27/2008 at 5:01 PM, in message <alpine.GSO.2.00.0810271659500.10732 at taxa.epi.umn.edu>, Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> wrote: > On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Troy.A Johnson wrote: >>> 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. > I don't think it is evil but I think it isn't a good thing and I avoid it. Noted. >>> 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. > So Codeweavers runs Windows-only programs without using any Microsoft > software? That does lead to a "lesser of two evils" kind of situation. Not exactly. It will run Windows programs without a Windows installation (and thus a Windows license), but it does require whatever software you want to run. For "Crossover Office", that would be Microsoft Office, and that does require a license. I can do without Microsoft Office myself, but I know some people who cannot. With this software they may be able to do without Windows. In that instance, it can be a "lesser" "evil". Troy