On Mon, 22 May 2017 12:05:28 +0200 "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > 2017-05-22 0:06 GMT+02:00 <[email protected]>: > > > Because I deleted a previously email about this subject, I start a new > > email. > > Info. Lkcl said, he is not in favor of reverse engineering a mali gpu. > > Because it is about 150000eu and new gpus will emerge during the > > reverse engineering and the outcome is uncertain. > > > > I agree on his arguments. > > I assume you do not agree. > > > 150000eu is a crowd funding of 30000 people, each 5eu. I would pay an > > extra 5eu to be able to buy a source code computer. > > > > The issue with revese engineering the MALI gpu's is not justs about > money. ARM ltd. actively Seeks and destroys attempts on a OSS mail > driver. > > So that money needed is not only going to coding but is probably also > needed for legel fees and marketing against the smear and laster > campaign. > > They have already made one person's life very difficult: > http://libv.livejournal.com/ > I'd do it in a heart beat in spite of the evil people out there if I had the skills.
Incidentally, couldn't you do this in an mostly automated fashion? I mean: 1. Have computer program send bits to GPU 2. Have same program read bits from EDP (or whatever), to determine result and time spend on task. 4. Have another program create a spread sheet for the in-out-time info and stats. 3. Have developer look at these and code. > > I do not know if 30000 people are interested or if they can agree on > > one board. > > > > But freeing MALI would help a lot of devices out there. So I'd trough in > some bucks. RE'ing MALI would not be for just one board. Agreed. It must be for all boards and support opengl, opencl, vulkan. > > You cannot get the mali source code faster, if you put more people on > > it? > > Finding the right minds and right amount of them working on the same > thing is a hard equation. > > You could add me to that team but my skills would be of limited use. > Adding someone of the same skill set would probably be even less > effective. > > So more money or more people is not the solutions. The right people and > the right amount is needed. > Well, I'd put ten dollars to a campaign like this without a HW reward. I'm assuming that beings that there are so many Mali GPUs and hacker boards out there that other people would also be very interested in this. What would I need to know to do this? Quick, point me to the books! No, really, I would do such a thing, I don't have a lot to loose, though for free I'd be taking my time... But still, I'd need an education. Thanks, David _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
