Gnash - GNU Flash Player / John Gilmore

[Andres K. Foerster]

Am Tuesday, dem 03. Jan 2006 schrieb Alfred M. Szmidt:

>    I hope this project will succeed:
> 
>    http://kerneltrap.org/node/5743
> 
> Sadly, the Open Graphics Project is a very short term solution.  We
> cannot expect people to go out of their way and buy specialised
> hardware for their computers.  Nor can we expect ourselfs to build
> completely free hardware for each and every type of device that is out
> there.  Software is so much nicer in this regard...

You are right with that, but...

> We _must_ presure big companies to release their specs, so that all
> users of computers can have the freedom that they deserve.

Nobody will open the specs, until anybody starts with it...
If the Open Graphics Project has success, if there is a market for it, 
it will be a presure to other companies, because they don't want to lose
that part of the market. So let's hope it will be a success. Let's make
it a succes. It could be a door opener...

-- 
AKFoerster