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diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Wed/intel.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Wed/intel.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..692bca4 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Wed/intel.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Intel has announced that it will open-source its cross-platform 2.0 (TBB) template library, which is designed to make it easier for programmers to build applications which utilize multi-core processors. + +Most high-end computers (and even many mid-range) ship with multi-core processors, but many popular software packages aren't written to take advantage of the potential speed gains of two processors. + +While the short-term effect of [Intel's announcement][1] will mean little to the average consumer, in the long run the TBB code could enable developers to begin offering more application with multi-core support -- which means better performance for users. + +Intel has previously contributed code to the Linux kernel and developed some drivers which are open source, but today's announcement is the first time Intel has open-sourced a private commercial offering. It is also Intel's largest open-source project. + +With TBB Intel would clearly like to be the standard tool for writing multi-threaded code and the tool is already popular with C++ programmers so now that it's open source its appeal will likely spread within the open source community. + +TBB 2.0 is processor, OS and compiler independent and will be offered under the GPL v2. + +Intel tells [Ars Technica][2] that the company is evaluating the GPL v3, but has yet to make a decision about formally adopting it. + +There's a [new website][3] set up for the open-source portion of TBB 2.0, but Intel will also continue selling a commercial version which is identical, but includes support from Intel. + +[1]: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20070724fact.htm?iid=pr1_releasepri_20070724fact +[2]: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070724-intel-open-sources-multicore-programming-tool.html +[3]: http://osstbb.intel.com/
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