Harald Welte wrote: >> On 9/6/07, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> It may be worth talking with ATI again. Since this announcement, I [...] > As indicated previously, this agreement includes a statement that > OpenMoko will work on to-be-publicized documentation on the SMedia chip, > which will be jointly released at some point.
I was not aware of this. I thought there would be no documentation released. I was also afraid that there may be "magic" code or missing features in the drivers due to NDA restrictions. It sounds as though those fears were unfounded. [...] > Do you think we would be foolish enough not to talk to all vendors of > the respective components? I really feel personally very sad that > anyone believes that I am in this project for anything else then to > provide the highest level of freedom for both hardware and software that > is possible. Things change, the ATI announcement represents a major shift in their policy. I didn't mean to imply that you had never even talked with them, just that it may be a good idea to find out if the new policy extends to their mobile chips. I didn't mean to question your commitment to freedom. It's obvious that the Openmoko team is putting a lot of hard work and effort into making the hardware and software as free as is currently possible. I appreciate that effort and intend to support it by buying hardware and doing whatever I can on the software development front. [...] > There is no other hardware vendor of devices with similar high level of > integration that has taken openness to the degree that we are taking it. > > Starting with GTA02, we have a very firm openness policy for all our > hardware components. Our future designs will follow the same line - and > we're trying to continuously to push the borders any further. We make > our position at chip manufacturers very clear. And we're having very > fruitful discussions and results that I am proud of. Not only for the open hardware I expect to come out of this project, but for the example it sets. I believe in voting with my dollars, and that is why I will be buying the Neo 1973 and future ATI desktop graphics processors. -Steve _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
