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Google sponsors Photoshop on Linux

Matthew Aslett, 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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Collapse Pingback by Google sponsors Photoshop on Linux, February 18, 2008 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. … [...]

 
Collapse Trackback by Profoss news, February 19, 2008 7:47 am

Photoshop on Linux, courtesy of Google?…

 
Collapse Trackback by Nikonians News - Photography & Imaging News and Podcasts, February 21, 2008 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…….

 

[...] 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. [...]

 
Collapse Comment by infomrt, June 6, 2008 8:09 am

ı am not understand

 

[...] 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 [...]

 

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