ATI OpenCL: a nimble,extendable open standard

[Stefan]

With the introduction of OpenCL™ 1.1 support, I wanted to take a moment to address a concern some developers have expressed about OpenCL™. The developers I talk to love the fact that OpenCL™ is an open, cross-platform standard and that its evolution is not dictated by a single company. In fact, if you look at the OpenCL™ 1.1 announcement  issued by Khronos, there are almost 30 companies and institutions listed, ranging from hardware and tool vendors to national laboratories.

The concern, or rather misconception, is that as an open standard OpenCL™ is slow to evolve and difficult to extend. Thankfully the Khronos OpenCL™ working group provided for a tiered extension mechanism, making OpenCL™ a nimble and extendable open standard.

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