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phoronix.com - 22 days ago

AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux

— phoronix.com — For a year now we have been talking about XvBA , which stands for X-Video Bitstream Acceleration... and is designed to implement AMD's Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2) engine on Linux systems for improving the video decoding and playback process on desktop ... (more) AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux

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phoronix.com - 25 days ago

[Phoronix] 2009 Linux Graphics Survey

— phoronix.com — For the past two years we have hosted an annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we ask... well over 20,000 users each time their video card preferences, driver information, and other questions about their view of the Linux graphics stack. This year we are ... (more) [Phoronix] 2009 Linux Graphics Survey

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maximumpc.com - 21 days ago

Murphy's Law: What is Skype Up To?

— maximumpc.com — The recent announcement of Skype turning quote-unquote open source has me twirling a finger with delicious glee.... It's not that I dislike Skype. And it's not that I'm about to get into one of my 1,500-word debates on the differences between the definition of "free" and ... (more) Murphy's Law: What is Skype Up To?

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