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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 June 2006 08:27 \__
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> (A reverse-engineering project)
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>>>> Gnash, the free Flash player, makes progress
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>>>>| The Gnash project has been developing a free software Flash player
>>>>| since December. Filling one of the last major gaps on the GNU/Linux
>>>>| desktop, it is one of the Free Software Foundation's high-priority
>>>>| projects.
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>> http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/20/1855200.shtml?tid=130
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>>>> Flash 9 will be coming to Linux as well.
>>>
>>> I like the idea of an open player - this could be reallly useful going
>>> forward, particularly the integration potential with opengl and so on.
>>> I'd still like to see some good, open-source, opengl drivers for nvidia,
>>> but they're not here yet...
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>> What I'd love to see is a GPL manufacturer whose niche is Open Source
>> O/Sen. Such a manufacturer could release a decent graphics cards that
>> provide code rather than binary-form drivers. Whether it can compete in
>> terms of performance is the big question. There is place for re-use.
>> Think, for example, about Sun's Open Source (and GPL'd) CPU design.
>> Design, however, unlike code, needs some machinery. It cannot be
>> duplicated like software,
>>
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> It's the manufacturing costs which are the problem. Production runs of
> millions are needed to get such costs down. Nvidia are probably
> terrified that someone will choose to do this, as it would take the OSS
> world by storm. Having said that, I guess they could just open their
> driver.
Maybe we can use the vaporware tactics of Microsoft, IBM, and SAP to have
Nvidia deliver the source as a result. Somehow, I doubt it'll be that easy.
(I am sarcastic here) When you come to think about it, almost any Open
Source initiative is causing the proprietary world to follow suit. Examples:
-Web search is free
-Third-party E-mail offers gigabytes of storage space
-Office adopts XML, as useless as that XML schema (no implementation) may be
-Sun embraces Open Source (Java, GPL'd processor design, etc.)
-Oracle, IBM, Unisys and others use GNU/Linux
-Alternative Xara Extreme released as a GPL fork/derivative
-Netscape throws code at the community
-Companies convert to Open Source development models or deliver free code
while relying on support-based income
-...
You name it. There are plenty more, but I just don't wish to pause and
wonder...
Best wishes,
Roy
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