Packaging Windows apps for Linux Was: Picasa for Linux

[Dana Olson]

While we're discussing the issue of putting closed-source Windows
binaries with a dozen MB of Wine binaries each into Ubuntu's Multiverse,
I'd like to suggest a few additions that should be considered if Picasa
is approved and accepted.

- DVD Shrink. The native Linux app K9Copy doesn't work quite right, and
I'm not aware of anything else that actually does what DVD Shrink can
do.

- uTorrent. A much better BitTorrent client than the one included by
default with Ubuntu.

- Winamp. None of the native Linux software can acceptably play Nullsoft
NSV files without having the audio severely lagged in comparison to
running Winamp in Wine.

- Buzz. It's a cool music-making software, with a native clone in the
works, but it's not anywhere nearly as advanced yet.

- AdAware Personal. It removes spyware and tracking cookies, which might
not be a big concern, but we do have anti-virus software too, and
viruses aren't any bigger a threat at this time than spyware is. Best be
prepared.

- Trillian Basic. Gaim works, but it isn't exactly skinnable. Plus,
Gaim's MSN file transfer is quite slow at the moment.

There are probably more that should be on this list, but it's been a
while since I ran Windows.

Dana
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