Mike Miller wrote: >>> 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. > Mike, it's just souped-up WINE. Crossover is just a cutting-edge, semi-closed version of WINE. And they claim that most of what they develop gets contributed, eventually, to the GPL WINE project. Most of the stuff they don't give back has to do with ease of installation, for their corporate audience. Crossover is kind of like Red Hat; they juice up the OSS and sell support for it, to get in the door at places that normally wouldn't consider using Linux in the office because they don't have the time to screw around with WINE to get all their office apps to work. IMHO Crossover is one of the good guys. Harry