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I've got a reply from Mensys about SNAP source code xD
dbanet:
Martin Iturbide:
Hi Boris.
As far as I know, Alt Richmond Inc is the only owner of the SNAP source code since they bought Scitech.
On its webpage under products it says:
--- Quote ---Alt Richmond offers software solutions focused on multimedia applications (2D/3D graphics, video and audio) and middleware system software for mobile, consumer and embedded devices.
We continue to license the SciTech Software SNAP device drivers and offer software development kits with a modular driver architecture that enable hardware acceleration on 2D Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in a very short timeframe. These kits include a shell driver that interfaces with OS and applications and a core driver that interfaces to the supported GPUs. This modular combination simplifies the driver implementation process and allows quick support for a variety of new and legacy GPUs.
--- End quote ---
The only way to see any progress from this project is to make a business proposal to them to make the source code open source. But maybe the money they request will be something that we can not afford. But maybe a good deal can be pulled out taking noticed that the OS/2 source code from SNAP may be old and close to discontinue, while the product on other platform has evolved (?), and since there is no real market value for OS/2. So making the old OS/2 version of SNAP open source under a different name will not give them commercial problems.
I don't think that it will be intelligent making a licensing agreement with Alt Richmond to have the distribution rights of SNAP, what it will be intelligent is making an agreement to open source it. The issue is that it needs to be a serious proposal, not just send over the source code to see what happens.
The rumors was that Mensys has the rights of distributing SNAP and having the source code of the OS/2 version, but never had invested on the efforts to update it (maybe it was too much work). But I never knew the details and Mensys didn't shared much about it.
dbanet:
Mensys owns SDD source code, and has even built a customized version for eComStation without serial code validation procedures and that annoying splash screen on startup.
Ah, and that was a joke. I was sure no one reads that form. ::)
Andi B.:
--- Quote ---...and that annoying splash screen...
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AFAIK disabling splash screen was/is an option since ages. And Mensys distributes 3.1.8 which is the latest Scitech version TTBOMK.
Owing the right to work on SNAP source code and release own versions does not mean Mensys is allowed to distribute the source code. Especially to jokers. But I fear they wouldn't gave it to you even if you've asked politely.
dbanet:
--- Quote from: Andi B. on June 02, 2014, 09:29:49 pm ---But I fear they wouldn't gave it to you even if you've asked politely.
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Of course they wouldn't.
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