Google Earth v4 Released - Linux Support at Last

Google Earth v4 Released - Linux Support at Last 433

Posted by timothy on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:05PM from the minutes-past-hour-equals-frannie-years-on-earth dept.

chrisd writes "We're very happy to announce that the a new version of Google Earth has been released. It features 3D textured buildings, some neat UI updates, better internationalization and, with this release, a native Linux version is available for download as well. The Google Earth team (with the help of Ryan Gordon) worked very hard to make this possible. Please see the Earth support site and check out the BBS for more information."

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Google Antifanboys Silenced (Score:5, Funny)

by WilliamSChips ( 793741 ) writes: <`moc.liamg' `ta' `ytinifni.lluf'> on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:06PM (#15519654) Journal

Now for China...

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:07PM (#15519661)

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:13PM (#15519699)

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Now there's progress. (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:15PM (#15519712)

$ googleearth
Segmentation fault
$

One company to rule them all... (Score:5, Funny)

by Leomania ( 137289 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:16PM (#15519726) Homepage

Please see the Earth support site

Well, it finally happened... Google took over. But it's one thing to take the planet over, but quite another to provide support for it too. Man, I'd hate to be be at the other end of the support line... wonder if you need to run the standard Google employment gauntlet to be first-tier support?

Linux support? (Score:5, Funny)

by also-rr ( 980579 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:18PM (#15519734) Homepage

(Mod company) +1 Not Evil

Re:Now there's progress. (Score:5, Funny)

by Kesch ( 943326 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:21PM (#15519753)

I hear that segmentation earthquakes often occur along segmentation fault lines in the googleearth.

I would take any necessary precations.

Re:What's the point? (Score:3, Funny)

by Ford Prefect ( 8777 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:34PM (#15519836) Homepage

I'm trying not to troll here but I don't really "get" the point of Google Earth. I understand that it's cool to look around cities and famous places but is that it? Am I missing something?

Yes.

Re:Where's the source? (Score:5, Funny)

by blixel ( 158224 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:44PM (#15519906)

Whatever you do, you can obviously never please a Linux user. First they complain about the missing support from software companies, then when some company ports their application to Linux, they complain about missing sources.

I have a complaint. I have all this Linux kernel source code crap on my system and I can't understand a damn word of it.

Re:Can someone please tell me.. (Score:5, Funny)

by CokeBear ( 16811 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:44PM (#15519912) Journal

So what you're saying is, "Google Earth helped a geek get laid"?

Sounds like the beginnings of a marketing campaign, if I ever heard one...

BSD? (Score:3, Funny)

by nurb432 ( 527695 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @05:45PM (#15519916) Homepage Journal

What about bsd and osx support? any chance?

Re:Native? (Score:4, Funny)

by Kelson ( 129150 ) * writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @06:10PM (#15520048) Homepage Journal

clunky with a capital K

Given Qt's close association with KDE, and the naming conventions that have arisen for KDE apps, "clunKy" or "Klunky" sound like appropriate terminology.

Earth To Linux! (Score:3, Funny)

by kesuki ( 321456 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @06:21PM (#15520110) Journal

Finally! we got through :)

Well it seemed funny to me anyways.

Re:One company to rule them all... (Score:3, Funny)

by owlnation ( 858981 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @06:40PM (#15520229)

so that means that we live on a Beta?

That actually explains a lot...

Linux morons (Score:3, Funny)

by dinther ( 738910 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @07:14PM (#15520409) Homepage

sjeesh, leave a hint about Linux support and the Linux zealots stamp it into the ground. "Oh doesn't look nice", "Where is the source", "It doesn't run on my really really exotic Linux distribution", "How can I trust a binary distribution".

Basically people, "beep beeeeep" and get a life. You guys grab any opportunity to tell the world you are "cool" because you use Linux but all you do is complain while playing Windows games in a dark corner when nobody is looking and if you don't like Google Earth....

DON'T BLOODY USE IT!

"Not more than a finite number of times" (Score:5, Funny)

by SimHacker ( 180785 ) * writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @07:22PM (#15520447) Homepage Journal

Why does the Google Pack EULA [google.com] ask me to agree not to do something that's physically impossible?

From the Google Pack EULA [google.com]:

NAV 2005 may contain enforcement technology that limits the ability to install the software on a computer to not more than a finite number of times for a finite number of computers, and you consent to the use of such measures.

Who in this universe has an infinite number of computers, or would install a piece of software an infinite number of times? Why don't also they require me to agree not to perform an infinite number of other impossible tasks? Why are so concerned about preventing people with infinite numbers of computers and patience installing their software?

-Don

Re:Specifically (Score:2, Funny)

by patiodragon ( 920102 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @09:36PM (#15521085) Homepage

Ummm...last time I checked the earth was native. I mean, it's been so long since the mother ship left that I've been calling it home for now.

Re:That isn't true. (Score:5, Funny)

by StikyPad ( 445176 ) writes: on Monday June 12, 2006 @10:51PM (#15521399) Homepage

Are you claiming that a port is not wine?

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Google Antifanboys Silenced (Score:5, Funny)

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Now there's progress. (Score:3, Funny)

One company to rule them all... (Score:5, Funny)

Linux support? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Now there's progress. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:What's the point? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Where's the source? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Can someone please tell me.. (Score:5, Funny)

BSD? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Native? (Score:4, Funny)

Earth To Linux! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:One company to rule them all... (Score:3, Funny)

Linux morons (Score:3, Funny)

"Not more than a finite number of times" (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Specifically (Score:2, Funny)

Re:That isn't true. (Score:5, Funny)

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