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From: leech@cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Freeware community needs 3d library NOW
Followup-To: comp.graphics.api.misc
Date: 26 Jun 1996 02:16:49 -0400
Organization: UNC PixelFlow project
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Message-ID: <4qqkkh$dnh@watt.cs.unc.edu>
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In article <4qqhfu$6s5@guysmiley.blarg.net>,
Brandon J. Van Every <vanevery@blarg.net> wrote:
>Brandon J. Van Every (vanevery@blarg.net) wrote:
>
>: MesaGL is not going to be capable of doing 3d acceleration - I've
>: heard that the author Brian Paul himself has said so, and looking at
>: the MesaGL code, I agree with that sentiment.
>
>Brian Paul has informed me that I'm incorrect on this point.
>Apparently, there are some poeple who are adapting Mesa to 3d
>accelerators. But at this point, I'm not sure that they're doing it
>in a way that will make the support publically available. Anyone care
>to clarify this issue?
Well, why don't you *ask* him first, instead of making yet another
posting that spreads FUD about *real* 3D freeware and *real* 3D graphics
APIs? Personally I've gotten more than a little bit skeptical of your
continuing grandiose proclamations, particularly when you've made it amply
evident that you don't know what you're talking about much of the time.
And for heaven's sake, learn to trim followups one of these days. To
c.g.api.misc only, in this case.
Jon
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