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VIA Releases 800 Pages of Documentation For Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the why-thank-you dept.

billybob2 writes "VIA has published three programming guides that total 800 pages in length and cover their PadLock, CX700, and VX800/820 technologies. The VIA PadLock provides a random number generator, an advanced cryptography engine, and RSA algorithm computations. The VX800 chipset was VIA's first Integrated Graphics Processor, while the CX700 is a System Media Processor designed for the mobile market. This is another step in VIA's strategy to support the development of Free and Open Source drivers under Linux, which comes pre-installed on VIA products such as the Sylvania NetBook, HP Mini-Note, 15.4" gBook, gPC, CloudBook, Zonbu, and VIA OpenBook. Earlier this week, VIA hired Linux kernel developer and GPL-Violations.org founder Harald Welte to be VIA's liason to the Open Source community."

7 of 131 comments (clear)

  1. Via what method? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Guh?

  2. 800 pages in length by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    VIA has published three programming guides that total 800 pages in length

    How many pages in width?

    1. Re:800 pages in length by Drinking+Bleach · · Score: 4, Funny

      700, with a depth of 300.

    2. Re:800 pages in length by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      How many pages in width?

      Only one, certainly.

  3. Re:my family have a confectionery business... by bloodninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure Linux developers love having their cake and eating it too!

    The cake is a... yeah, you saw that one coming didn't you?

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  4. Re:font? by Asztal_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    They should have asked the OOXML people to help out.

  5. Via con Dios, hackers by istartedi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Via con Dios, hackers.

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