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Apple Releases Free, OS-Independent, FireWire SDK

Posted by pudge on from the mmmm-beeeeer dept.

mcwop writes "Apple announced the release of a free FireWire SDK for embedded devices. The kit is not OS-dependent. Is this a response to the release of USB 2.0 or is Apple simply trying to keep a steady stream of FireWire devices coming? What effect will this have on FireWire b? What are the effects on the Open Source community developing FireWire interfaces? Time will tell. Nonetheless this is an interesting development."

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  1. Yaay apple! by CoolVibe · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I love firewire and the sheer openness of it. Also, the speed of it (in my own experience) is impressive. USB is just for peripherals, use firewire if you need to shift loads of data from one place to another _FAST_.

    This is looking good... Also, the platform-agnostic approach is a good one. What's next, Aqua on Intel? ;)

  2. Re:Sensationalist headlines by af_robot · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Read carefully :)
    OS-Independent == NOT OS-dependent

  3. Will this make possible... by Toasty16 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    open source DVRs which are able to bypass restrictions imposed by DTV providers? From an earlier /. story:

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/0 7/1328207&mode=nested&tid=129

    Also mentioned is a proposal being considered by the FCC that would allow cable companies to 'turn off' the firewire port, which DVR's will use to connect to digital televisions, so that some broadcasts can't be recorded.