Xara X is going Open Source

[Dennis Kibbe]

On 10/11/05, Craig Brooksby <rcbrxb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just want to say that I used Xara X for illustrations and really
> learned a lot on it. I am not a trained artist, I am a passionate
> amateur. It's not photoshop. It's not illustrator. It's both /
> something in between / not quite either. Art purists may dismiss it
> with "Hmpf!" but if you like to draw and learn, it's a great tool.
> Check it out. Thanks for this news! Craig
>

The release of Xara as FOSS is good news, indeed. Many viewed Xara as the
"CorelDraw killer" when Xara Studio came out in 1994. Corel was so worried
that they immediately snapped up the worldwide distribution rights. Xara
never did much in Corel's hands, CEO Michael Cowpland being constantly on
the lookout for the next big thing. In 1999 Corel released the right back to
the original software company in the UK.

Dennisk
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