On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 08:48 -0700, Robin Laing wrote: > Claude Jones wrote: > > On Fri February 29 2008, Claude Jones wrote: > >> Jahshaka had a lot of promise, and got a bunch of money a couple > >> of years back, including from HP, but, since then, there's been > >> more work on the website than on the code > > > > Checking just now, I find this on the Jahshaka website - it would appear that > > my observations were on the mark: > > > > "We are pleased to announce that the jahshaka project has been liberated from > > its evil benefactors and is now free to get back to its roots and start > > building the high end visual effects tools it set out to deliver! > > > > For the past 2 years our project has been held up by a group of sponsors who > > had alternative goals when they took the project over......" > > > > http://jahshaka.org/News/p2_articleid/76 > > > > I don't know if HP is among the "evil sponsors" to which they are referring. I > > had always thought they were one of the better corporate players in the world > > of Linux, so I hope it's not the case. > > That is probably why I never heard of it before. > > I did come across this article about editing videos in Linux, even > though it is Ubuntu based, it does point to a area that is lacking. > What is strange is Linux is used in the film industry, just not in > area's that many are looking at. > > http://ubuntu.sabza.org/2008/03/02/ubuntu-linux-subtitles-video-editing-and-dvd-authoring/ > I thought Industrial Light & Magic used it, as well as the JPL Labs, NASA. I'd like to have what they have!! <grins> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
