Creative Puts X-Fi Drivers under GPL
Nov 08, 2008It might have been in an inconspicuous place on their Forums page where Creative Labs announced a new version of the Linux drivers for the Sound Blaster X-Fi and X-Fi Titanium series, but for owners of these sound cards, this news created somewhat of a sensation. The source code is not only readily available, but it's licensed under GPL v2.
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more »Linphone 3.0 Adds Features
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more »TECH TOOLS
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more »Akademy 2008: Amarok’s Projects for the Summer of Code
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more »Boxee Available for Linux and Mac
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more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
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more »Totem Meet the Totem media player
Jul 31, 2008Totem brings Hollywood to your Linux desktop. We'll show you how to get started with this movie player.
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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
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