General Graphics Interface

Article summary

General Graphics Interface (GGI) was a project that aimed to develop a reliable, stable and fast computer graphics system that works everywhere. The intent was to allow for any program using GGI to run on any computing platform supported by it, requiring at most a recompilation. GGI is free and open-source software, subject to the requirements of the MIT License. The GGI project, and its related projects such as KGI, are generally acknowledged to be dead.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1316688781