Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++perdy.mdcorp.ksc.nasa.gov)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:39:37 -0400
How about an open-source (freeware if you insist on calling it that)
implementation of Performer. This _is_ the Performer mailing list afterall :).
An open implementation of Performer that's portable to other POSIX complient
operating systems. That way when managers demand that their engineers port to
the PC, engineers can just re-compile rather than do the absolute complete
re-write of application code that would be necessary to port to Windows NT.
It's also a more attractive short-term path than re-writing the graphics
portion of the code to Fahrenheit then later re-writing the rest of the
application to run under Windows NT. Rather than re-writing twice, you just
re-compile once. And since this would be an open-source solution, someone to
go ahead and make a port of it to Windows NT. This could be a solution until
and perhaps even after Fahrenheit implementations are available 1-2yrs from now
or whenever it is supposed to be out.
Now a quick question about Fahrenheit: will Fahrenheit be open,
system-independant and governed by an ARB consisting of industry leaders the
way OpenGL is? There is a definate need for an open, system-independant,
industry-wide scene graph API that has the same goals of Performer.
Well, that's just some food for thought. I've gotta go now. Take note that
this email reflects my opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of
The Boeing Company. (etc. etc. etc. and any other legal disclaimers you can
think of).
later,
tom
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