[Discuss] Picasa for Linux

[Lloyd Budd]

On 6/4/07, Corey Burger <corey.burger at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/4/07, Joan McIlmoyl Cleghorn <joansjoy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > In case you aren't all aware, Picasa for Linux is now available from Google Labs
> >
> For the record thi sis not a no a native app, it is a Wine port. See
> http://www.winehq.org/?issue=314

Did it really take a year to go from a private beta?
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9556554213.html

I like this article title:
Picasa for Linux is a good Windows application
Comment But it sure as heck isn't a good Linux one
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32088

which ends with the FAQ entry:
Q: What's different between the Windows version of Picasa and Picasa for Linux?

 * Picasa for Linux is currently available only in the U.S., with an
English interface.
* Google's Hello photo-messaging application is Windows only, so it's
not currently integrated with Picasa for Linux.
* CD burning isn't supported in Picasa for Linux. The button will be
grayed out in the interface. The CD-ROM-burning library used by Picasa
uses a Windows driver that's not easy to support on Wine.
* Similarly, the backup feature is not supported.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32088


I love the Goog for trying, but I think they can do much better,
Lloyd