open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Volker
a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open source hardware development is not really new but probably exciting. Aren't there any hw devs reading and motivated? Imagine a graphics chip with a BSD style license... ;) Just

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Erik Trulsson
manufacturers are coming into my mind. This is bad. It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open source hardware development is not really new but probably exciting. Aren't there any hw devs reading

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Oleg Gritsak
I've followed the thread don't buy ati products not very closely but one thing comes to mind: It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open source hardware development is not really new but probably

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Volker
Ralf, On 03/16/07 11:38, Ralf Folkerts wrote: ... there's the Open Graphics Project http://wiki.duskglow.com/tiki-index.php?page=AboutOpenGraphics Unfortunately I haven't heard much news from them for quite a while now :-( So I'm not sure if the Project stalled. I haven't been aware of

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Ralf Folkerts
Hi Volker, [...] It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open source hardware development is not really new but probably exciting. Aren't there any hw devs reading and motivated? [...] there's

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Oliver Fromme
. When thinking about this currently really just two chip manufacturers are coming into my mind. This is bad. It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open source hardware development is not really

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Oliver Fromme
Oleg Gritsak wrote: I'm 99% sure, that open source principle is suitable only for software dev. And OS car is a crappiest idea of all. Production (and research) requires very expensive equipment. Fullstop. Nothing else can be said here, I think. Well, there are several open-source

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Dag-Erling Smørgrav
Volker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? It's been done: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Graphics_Project http://wiki.duskglow.com/tiki-index.php?page=Open-Graphics DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: open source graphics card

2007-03-16 Thread Ivan Voras
Erik Trulsson wrote: You are not the first to have this idea. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Graphics_Project for information about one actual attempt to make such a card. I think one of the major problems lies here: It is hoped that this prototype will attract enough interest to