[Open-mind-developers] Sun's Java 3D going open source

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Jens Lehmann, one of the contributors of Xith3D wrote me the following 
message :
 

> Hello,
>  
> you probably heard that Sun plans to continue Java3D development and 
> perhaps make it Open Source. We (Xith3D) had some discussion about 
> this topic in our forum:
>  
> http://www.javagaming.org/cgi-bin/JGNetForums/YaBB.cgi?board=xith3d;acti 
> on=display;num=1079591437 
> <http://www.javagaming.org/cgi-bin/JGNetForums/YaBB.cgi?board=xith3d;action=display;num=1079591437> 
>  
> http://www.javagaming.org/cgi-bin/JGNetForums/YaBB.cgi?board=xith3d;acti 
> on=display;num=1079599062 
> <http://www.javagaming.org/cgi-bin/JGNetForums/YaBB.cgi?board=xith3d;action=display;num=1079599062> 
>
>  
> I'm interested (the other people in the forum probably, too) what you, 
> as OpenMind lead developer, think about the revival of Java3D. Now 
> that Java3D seems to be alive again, the "market" for Xith3D and 
> OpenMind is smaller. I already thought about, if it would be good to 
> merge Xith3D and OpenMind, but I'm not sure if you/we want this and 
> how to do it.
>  
> Jens 


As OpenMind developers, what is your opinion regarding the threat of 
Java3D going open source ? Do you think people would massively move to 
Java 3D ? Do you think it would be worth continuing third party scene 
graphs developments such as Xith3D or OpenMind ? Do you guys think it 
would be necessary to unite all the third party scenegraph makers 
(Xith3D, LWJGL, OpenMind and others)  and create from scratch a common 
game oriented codebase with the best of our respective expertises. Or 
would you guys prefer continuing OpenMind development and eventually 
adopt a wait & see strategy ?

Don't hesitate to say whatever you think. Your opinion is very important.

Best regards,

Alban Cousinié

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