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ivan:
Neil, regarding SNAP, the question is will Mensys allow the source out of their hands so that an independent developer can try to update it - I get the impression no.

Doug Bissett:

--- Quote from: ivan on January 18, 2015, 11:58:42 pm ---Neil, regarding SNAP, the question is will Mensys allow the source out of their hands so that an independent developer can try to update it - I get the impression no.
--- End quote ---

From what I have heard, Snap is lower on the todo list than a lot of other things (and I do agree with that). Apparently, it will be addressed after other, more important, things are done. Then, it will likely just be to retrofit some of the Panorama updates into it, and not to add acceleration for newer devices (although that might happen, if it turns out to be relatively easy).

Today, we do have two video drivers, Snap, and Panorama, (three if you count Gradd, which is really the base for the other two). I think that all systems will work with one, or the other. On the other hand, we desperately need WiFi drivers, and to a lesser extent, USB 3.0. Like it, or not, it is probably the same two, or three, developers who will do all of them. They can't be in two places at the same time, and still do a good job.

Martin Iturbide:
Maybe Snap can have some hope. Any other company can make a deal with Alt Richmond Inc. to get redistribution permission. But I don't know if the Snap source code is contaminated with the same terms of the IBM DDK license.

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