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Digital's FX!32 and Open Source?

Anonymous Coward muttered this question in my ear: "Has anyone thought about approaching Digital to release FX!32 under an open source style license, so that people running Linux/Alpha can take x86 binaries and run them, the same as they can for Windows NT Alpha? What about making the FX!32 backend work on the other non x86 PCs, Sparc, PPC, ARM, etc? Is there a team working on a kernel module to do this? I think it could fall under the Binary format option. I think this would make Linux/some other CPU more attractive then Linux/x86. I use Linux x86 myself, but would like to use an Alpha or PowerPC, however apps like Real Player, Codewarrior, Word Perfect, Star Office, some of which I use, as far as I know, only exist for x86. "

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