3DLABS introduces Linux 2.6.21 developer kit
3DLABS Semiconductor has today announced the immediate availability of its Linux 2.6.21 based Software Development Kit (SDK).
The kit provides a suite of development tools and production ready applications, CODECs and libraries bringing the latest open source innovations to developers and device makers using 3DLABS' DMS-02 processor. The SDK provides a suite of development tools and production ready applications, CODECs and libraries that take full advantage of the underlying features and performance of the DMS processor, including audio, video and imaging decoders and encoders, media player and framework, photo browser, 2D/3D libraries including OpenGL ES 1.1, DirectFB and support for GTK+, imaging and camera processing, and a GUI toolkit for user experiences.
"Many of our global customers are looking for an open source solution and need it to be compact, feature rich and production ready so that they can get their products to market quickly and efficiently," said Tim Lewis, director marketing, 3DLABS Semiconductor. "By implementing the public domain Linux 2.6.21 kernel ourselves we are able to offer customers a competitive end-to-end solution that leverages our intimate knowledge of the kernel and DMS-02 processor to help ensure that their requirements and deadlines are met."
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