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Update on Xara's OS Vector Graphics Project

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the vectoring-in dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We first heard from Xara when they announced their plan to release their crown jewels, the Xara X source code under GPL. Now, 5 scant months since going Open Source, Xara has released Xara Xtreme Linux 0.7, a very functional, robust illustration program. What this means for the Linux Desktop is significant: a true professional grade graphics package. And for a glimpse at what Xara can do, you owe it to yourself to see the new Xara Xtreme Linux Screenshot gallery with amazing, unbelievable vector graphic art."

2 of 134 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Full opensource ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Lemme guess. ESL?

  2. Snore. by supabeast! · · Score: -1, Troll

    So it does raster graphics, vector graphics and has some innovative features that Illustrator doesn't? As a designer, I might be really interested if this ran on OS X using a Carbon UI - hell, if it's stable (I tried to use inkscape, the bugger crashed every time I tried to load it) I'd even fire up X to run it.

    But alas, it's on Linux, and, well, that's just soooo 2001.