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From: walker@beeblemnscorp.com (Art Walker)
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
Date: 27 Jun 1996 22:16:54 GMT
Organization: Midwest Network Solutions - Omaha, NE
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On 27 Jun 96 09:37:26 GMT, Pascal Gienger <gienger@iris.rz.uni-konstanz.de> 
wrote:
> Why shouldn't hardware vendors give away programming specs of
> their hardware?

Because (so the logic goes), it makes it that much easier for competitors
to 'clone' their hardware designs.

- Art