This question and answer session is from the Performer SIG at SigGraph98 in Orlando, FL... Dave Orton from SGI is the one handling the questions
Q. How many developers for Performer and Fareheight?
A. Performer team is fully staffed and FSG team is fully staffed (bigger)
Q. Will performer be ported to IRIX on Merced?
A. Details are not complete
Q. FLL is the premeire DLL on Windows
Q. IS FSG going to be an open arch... is linux and others going to be an option?
A. FSG is NOT open architecture... linux will not be supported... we're not giving
out source
Q. How much is SGI contributing to FSG?
A. We're both contributing... We know a lot about our markets... they know alot about theres... We have a T1 to redmond... we code together, we talk together...
Q. How about media/realtime video technology?
A. Both companies are interested and those are obvious areas for expansion others are interaction capabilities and input capabilities.
Q. How do I find out more about FSG?
A. Join the developers Program
(NOTE: Join the dev program :)
A. All the devopment is happening together so the realeases should be taking place together... Our next build will be cross platform... Windows and IRIX
Q. Will there be a new newsgroup for FSG?
A. Go through the developer program... current newsgroups are a valid place to ask questions... i.e. info-perfomer... etc... we want to kepp comm open maximally, whil we dev the product.