[cw-discuss] iTunes

[John Wheaton]

I know I've taken it the extra step and signed one or two petitions
asking them to port it -- I've even emailed their support directly.
I'm pretty happy using Amarok through, and have reached the point
where I'm happier with Apple knowing what music I like.

I save my WINEing ;^) for games.

Cheers!

On Nov 7, 2007 5:14 PM, Manaen Schlabach <manaen.schlabach at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone considered approaching the iTunes devs to ask them to do
> compatibility checks with Wine before release?  or is that wishful
> thinking that would result in the "we'll be in touch" line?  It's good
> to hear that there is a lot of interest in getting the app to work.
>
>
> On 11/7/07, Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com> wrote:
> > Hi Manaen,
> >
> > Actually, it's not really a lack of demand; we have clear demand for it.
> >
> > There are two issues:  First, the iTunes application is very finicky, and
> > very hard; improving it is an incredibly laborious process.  Second, Apple
> > is changing it so rapidly, that it's very hard to catch up.  For a while,
> > iTunes 4.X worked quite nicely, and we worked to keep it going, but Apple
> > made 4.X useless (disabled access to the store), thereby forcing us to
> > have to support 7.X in order to honestly claim support.  And there is a new
> > 7.X release just about every week, it seems...
> >
> > The good news is that a lot of other folks in the Wine community
> > (thanks Juan!) have done some work on iTunes, so we're at least
> > part of the way there already.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> > Manaen Schlabach wrote:
> > > Jeremy,
> > >
> > >     What is the issue on iTunes?  A lack of pledge support?  Too few
> > > people rating it as a critical app?  I know that if you said it needed
> > > pledge support I personally wouldn't mind kicking some money in to
> > > help speed the development up.  Perhaps there are others on the list
> > > who feel the same way.  There really aren't many apps that Codeweavers
> > > can't get working so I suspect that since it still doesn't work it is
> > > due to Codeweavers having better returns from focusing their efforts
> > > elsewhere..  Am I off base or close to the heart of the matter?  What
> > > would it take for Codeweavers to focus in on getting iTunes to run?
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Manaen
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/7/07, Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com> wrote:
> > >> Hi Peter,
> > >>
> > >> Modern versions of iTunes don't work with CrossOver, I'm afraid.
> > >>
> > >> We hope to fix that in a future version, but for now, you won't
> > >> get any joy by trying.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> Jeremy
> > >>
> > >> Peter Bradley wrote:
> > >>> I'm sure somebody's already asked this.  Please forgive my failing memory.
> > >>>
> > >>> Is it possible to install iTunes under crossover?  I tried but it exited
> > >>> with an error (iTunes requires Windows XP or Vista).
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Peter
> > >>>
> > >>>
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