__/ [ 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.
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> 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...
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,
Best wishes,
Roy
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