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Originally Posted by ArcticWolf
...because libxtc is closed-source and cannot be included in opensource drivers.
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And also the fact that S3TC is patented and must be licensed for use.
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
While S3 Graphics is no longer a leading competitor in the graphics accelerator market, license fees are still levied and collected for the use of S3TC technology
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3_Texture_Compression
Kind regards.
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