Public beta of CrossOver for Mac and Linux

Hi Folks,

I am happy to announce that we have put up a new version of our public
beta of CrossOver Mac as well as an equivalent public beta of CrossOver Linux.

For Mac users, this release includes fixes to Internet Explorer, fixes for
many cases where programs would crash when run (e.g. Microsoft Office 2000
and similar older applications), fixes for Outlook 2003, and a range of
other improvements.

For Linux users, the big highlights are support for World of Warcraft and
many Steam based games (including Half Life 2 and Counterstrike), as
well as support for Outlook 2003.  Version 6 also represents a major improvement
in the core of Wine since version 5 of CrossOver, so you may be pleasantly
surprised as you try running unsupported applications.

A more complete change log is attached.

Please note that this is still beta software, and there are
many issues remaining; we still have a ways to go until we feel comfortable
considering it ready for release.  While we greatly appreciate feedback
on this release, if you don't like bleeding edge experimental software,
we'd really rather you waited for a proper production version.

Along those lines, please read the Forums on our beta center; we will
be posting errata and troubleshooting tips there, as well as paying careful
attention to your reports.  There will be no support for this release
through our normal ticket system, so please direct all questions and
reports to our beta center.

At any rate, you can download the software from our beta center:
  http://www.codeweavers.com/beta/

Please report your experiences with the software to the beta center,
and thanks for your interest in CrossOver and Wine!

Cheers,

Jeremy White
CEO
CodeWeavers

 * CrossOver Mac 6.0.0beta2 - 2006/09/28

    CrossOver Mac specific changes:
        Dramatic performance improvements -- startup time, bottle
          creation and a few install processes should be much faster.
        Fixed switching to full-screen mode so the screen does not go
          all black.
        Fixed bugs on case-sensitive file systems.
        Fixed the CPU detection, which makes many installers happier.
        Fixed problems that appeared when old PPC tcl libraries were
          migrated from an old Mac.
        Fixed failure to see the second and subsequent font faces in
          a font suitcase file.
        Fixed failure to launch Programs menu items and menu helper
          applications if CrossOver.app has moved (only fixed for newly
          installed Windows programs).
        Added an option on the Run Command dialog to create a custom
          launch icon.
        Made applet launching simpler in the Bottle Control Panel.
        Made the Open Shell feature more reliable and useful.
        Fixed a bug in the registration process.

    Application fixes:
        Fixed a freeze in Internet Explorer when accessing Windows
          Update.
        Much better support for Outlook 2003 and other Office 2003
          applications.
        Improved OLE embedding support for Office 2003 applications.
        Fixed DCOM detection for Office XP. Should dramatically improve
          behavior of Office XP applications.
        Fixed font detection in Visio 2003.
        Many improvements to game support. Should install and run
          World of Warcraft and Half-life via Steam.

    General CrossOver fixes and improvements:
        Fixed the windows version setting in WinXP bottles.
        Added a few entries to the Bottle Control Panel.
        Added GIF support that was missing for some apps.



 * CrossOver Linux 6.0.0beta2 - 2006/09/28

    New Application support (since 5.0.3):
        World of Warcraft
	Many Steam games (e.g. Half Life 2, Counterstrike source)
	Outlook 2003
        Flash Player 9.
	Visio 2003
	Project 2003


    Other Application improvements:
        Improved installation of Quicken. All versions but Quicken 2007
          should be usable now (although Quicken has a window
          positioning bug on startup we're still working on).
        Fix a bug with Remedy.

    General CrossOver fixes and improvements:
        CrossOver is now much better at creating program icons that
          work and have the correct icons.
        Add a Windows XP bottle template.
	Many, many other bug fixes and improvements; this
	 should represent a major step forward from 5.0.3



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