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02.15.06
Google,
CodeWeavers Pair On Picasa Port
 By
David A. Utter
Linux users have been waiting impatiently for Google, a big internal user of Linux,
to port its applications to the popular open source operating system.
The first Google application to make the jump to Linux will get a boost from CodeWeavers.
Google's photo editor and sharing program Picasa has been tapped as the first
program Linux users receive.
DesktopLinux reported
how a combination of Google's Picasa code and the Wine
middleware technology layer will make Picasa possible for Linux systems.
The article cited sources close to the project who noted that version of Wine
used in the project comes from CodeWeavers. That company would not confirm the
project, despite sources who affirmed it was working on Linux Picasa. Google representatives
had no information to share with DesktopLinux about the project.
After Picasa, the next Google-project-to-Linux could be Google Talk. DesktopLinux
said that project is being developed internally, and pointed to Google's hiring
of GAIM's lead developer Sean Egan last October as one possible hint about Google's
enigmatic intentions. A beta version of Google Talk for Linux may already be in
testing within the Googleplex now.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business.
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