Forget Open Source, just sell a Linux version!

**ivan louette** · 15 February 2009, 03:32 PM

I think a momental alternative would be a better support for Wine. I run some very performing windows apps on Wine (Fontlab, Creature House Expression 3) without any installation problems and they work even faster than on xp. Xara3D 5 installed also nicely and works flawlessly. But why not X3D 6 !?

ivan

**geminiguy** · 15 February 2009, 05:50 PM

Wine works better for some... I'm not a huge virtual environment person myself. I also run Linux exclusively and have not used Windows in roughly 2 years or more now.
The only way I would find a potential to porting to Linux once again... would be only if I were able to have some rough figures to show an estimated return value from such a project, as well as proof of being able to see at least a certain percentage of the development cost to be able to be covered through donations
It's all in the tools used to try and peak their interest. Might work, might not. But I'd sure like to try at the very least. Just have to find a way to do it without getting certain Linux entities involved (which is a project in it's own)

Be mindful though, as I stated before... it would take quite a lot to convince them to even think of considering this idea. I'm sure the skepticism would be great

Either way, I am reachable to anyone who would be interested in beginning talks of decent strategy. But it has to be something realistic. The idea is not to tell them how happy it would make us, but rather how it would benefit them.
The burden of proof is upon us. And it is solely a business related venture so should be continued elsewhere, as this area is for helping people on how to use XaraLX.
I am not opposed to meeting with anyone at the forum which is at the top of my signature linuxgraphicsusers. I would even be willing to set up an exclusive area for it.

**NeilB** · 19 February 2009, 02:41 PM

Wine support would be great, though I assume its more that Wine doesn't support Xara rather than the other way around. I've also tried CrossOver with no joy.

By the way - you don't need to run Windows to use Wine. I believe Wine replaces the windows librarys (and as the acronymn spells "Wine Is Not an Emulator").

I'd rather not wander off onto another forum - this is after all a forum for "Xtreme for Linux" which is exactly what we are discussing

**geminiguy** · 20 February 2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by NeilB

Wine support would be great, though I assume its more that Wine doesn't support Xara rather than the other way around. I've also tried CrossOver with no joy.

By the way - you don't need to run Windows to use Wine. I believe Wine replaces the windows librarys (and as the acronymn spells "Wine Is Not an Emulator").

I'd rather not wander off onto another forum - this is after all a forum for "Xtreme for Linux" which is exactly what we are discussing

Correct, but if any discussions were to be held on ideas to get the XaraLX development going again, as a paid/binary software... such a discussion here might bring in some intense, argumentative opposition.. which would be most unwelcomed here.

This is more for providing assistance and tips to fellow users of XaraLX, not for development related discussions.

**jens g.r. benthien** · 28 February 2009, 12:02 PM

Even better: sell a Mac version, it will be a very profitable venture. Browse through the Mac forums and you'll see how many Mac users are waiting for a Mac version. Linux and Mac versions aren't too far apart (Linux and BSD are very similar).

After my laptop had been stolen last year I switched to a Mac, installed Crossover but couldn't install Xara Xtreme 3.1: the installation was terminated because it couldn't find the Microsoft Internet Explorer...

I don't know why the IE needs to be installed, but this was a point where I said 'ok, enough is enough'. Uninstalled Crossover and tried to learn the darn Illustrator which I really hate (and it's not just me, there are millions of Mac users out there who hate Illustrator).

Anyway, if Xara or Magix want to make money, they should churn out a Mac version. It would generate enough funds to finance a free Linux version

**Giovanni** · 03 March 2009, 12:24 PM

Out of curiosity, Jens, why you switched to Illustrator and not Inkscape? Inkscape has native Linux version, at least.

Edit: sorry, the brain started up at last. You wrote to be on Mac now...

**geminiguy** · 03 March 2009, 12:41 PM

jens, kinda off topic but.. I wonder if you had ever seen this app? I had once tried to build a Linux package for my distro but it didn't work out so well at the time. But they do have a couple Mac versions. I have seen it run and it's kinda neat.

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/

there's some pretty good vids for it
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...pencil+softwar

just thought it might be fun to play with a bit for ya.