Xara gets "Xtreme," goes open source, hits Linux and Mac
Xara has announced that their flagship vector graphics product Xara X—or at least some version of it—is going open source and will be ported to Linux and Mac OS X. The new Open Source Xara Xtreme web site has a download page for a "proof-of-concept" demo of Xara Xtreme on Linux ("Xara LX"—shouldn't that be Xara XL?) and are seeking developers, but so far the source code itself is not available. The FAQ is an interesting read, especially the part about how it isn't inconceivable that Xara Xtreme will be ported back to Windows and compete with their commercial product, but they "hope that doesn't happen."Via Slashdot.
