Google Picasa Released for Linux

While looking around Google’s website, I found a link to a beta Linux version of Google Picasa. Some months ago Google hired Codeweavers, famous for the Wine project, to do a Linux port of Google’s much heralded picture management software. What this means is the application runs in Linux with the help of Wine’s open-source implementation of the Windows API. It looks like a win-win scenario because Google has released over 200 patches back to Wine and Linux users get a great program. The FAQ has a list of supported distros and a lot of other useful information. Will this product offer enough features for users to switch from current photo management software like digikam?

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May 25, 2006 | Filed Under Tech/Gadgets 

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