However, both these programs hid the core code of the device, limiting what developers and others could do with the gadget.
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The code base developed by Anthony at iBand became a central part of the original core code of Macromedia now known as Adobe Dreamweaver.
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As the core Kinect code is updated and changed, new samples could be posted to CodePlex, said Microsoft spokesman Ben Lower.
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The initial install code would need to be verified for authenticity and the only way to accomplish that is to have the core developer sign the code personally or have a neutral third-party like the Bitcoin Foundation sign downloadable code with their certificate as a registered developer.
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In late January 2002, SCO announced that it was creating a division to expand licensing its intellectual property, including the core Unix source code.
It stands in contrast to the closed or proprietary systems of Microsoft and Apple who restrict access to the core or source code for their operating systems.
The three different sizes of live tiles on the start screen is the obvious change, but there are more subtle changes inside the core applications and in the underlying code that developers work with.
For all the billions of dollars being spent and collected online, the code at the core of e-commerce remains highly fragmented--and that creates communication breakdowns within the overall system.
The first processor will be the 4-8 core CPU code-named "Zurich", expected to ship in the first half of 2012.
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He said some of the improvements players suggested also made it into the game's core code.
Ubuntu is based on the Linux operating system and its development and use is governed by an open ethic that emphasises the sharing of core computer code.
Jason was sure to clarify that design is at the very core of their business, equally as important as the code itself.
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Because the code has been licensed under the Eclipse public license rather than the harder-core GPL, device manufacturers will be able to continue to tack on custom features and hardware support without open-sourcing it, which should make them less gun-shy about throwing weight behind the platform -- and considering how badly these guys need to get back into the spotlight, that's a good thing.
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It doesn't help matters when you're trying to render that inefficient code on extremely low-end hardware, like the sub-1GHz single-core chip inside the ZTE Open.
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Intel plans to crack that nut this week in time for the annual Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with its new family of Core 2011 processors (previously code-named Sandy Bridge).
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