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Google sponsors Photoshop on Linux

, February 18, 2008 @ 12:49 pm ET

It is interesting to see Google confirming that it has hired Codeweavers, to ensure that Photoshop Creative Suite and Creative Suite 2 run on Linux via Wine.

As the post states “Photoshop is one of those applications that desktop Linux users are constantly clamoring for” and projects like this will go a long way to (eventually) increasing adoption of Linux on the desktop.

Of course, it’s not an entirely philanthropic move. Google uses Wine to support the Linux implementation of Picasa, so no doubt CS on Linux potentially helps drive Picasa on Linux and vice versa. All the same, it’s good to see Google stepping up to the plate.

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6 Responses to “Google sponsors Photoshop on Linux”

  1. Google sponsors Photoshop on Linux says:
    February 18, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    [...] Sean wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAs the post states “Photoshop is one of those applications that desktop Linux users are constantly clamoring for” and projects like this will go a long way to (eventually) increasing adoption of Linux on the desktop. … [...]

  2. Profoss news says:
    February 19, 2008 at 7:47 am

    Photoshop on Linux, courtesy of Google?…

    …

  3. Nikonians News - Photography & Imaging News and Podcasts says:
    February 21, 2008 at 11:46 am

    Photoshop Port To Linux Funded by Google…

    The most requested application port to Linux is, not surprisingly, Adobe Photoshop and Google is happily funding the effort…….

  4. Google finansē Photoshop atbalstu Linux videi » Pods.lv - Latvijas interneta pods says:
    February 22, 2008 at 9:20 am

    [...] Snow pameta ziņu, ka Google ir noalgojusi Codeweavers, lai nodrošinātu pilnvērtīgu Photoshop CS un CS2 darbu Wine vidē. Atgādināšu, ka Wine ir tāds kā emulators, kas nodrošina Windows programmu darbu Linux vidē, pie nosacījuma, ka nav nepieciešama pati Windows instalācija. Perhaps the biggest news is that we hired Codeweavers to make Photoshop CS and CS2 work better under Wine. Photoshop is one of those applications that Desktop linux users are constantly clamoring for, and we’re happy to say they work pretty well now. Perhaps not coincidentally, apps like Flash 8 are now starting to work in Wine, too. We look forward to further improvements in this area. [...]

  5. infomrt says:
    June 6, 2008 at 8:09 am

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  6. 451 CAOS Theory » How do you define ‘commercial open source’? says:
    June 10, 2008 at 4:34 am

    [...] SQLite consortium. The news is interesting in that it balances Google’s recent sponsorship of efforts to support Photoshop on Linux, while it also raises an interesting question about Microsoft’s [...]