DirectFB can use closed source drivers, but you have to write them for the DFB interface -- DFB's under the LGPL, so you can dynamically link with code that's not open to do the closed system.
On 5/31/07, Per Ekström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > My name is Per Ekström, and I'm the Lead Dev for the firmware of the Open > Game > Console project[1]. We're trying to develop a completely open console built > from > commodity hardware, and hope to be able to stand up to the big three (Sony, > Microsoft, Nintendo) if not in popularity, then atleast in terms of raw > power. We're > currently aiming for a release around Q4 2008. Read more on our website. > > So, I'm currently drawing up the plans for the firmware, and it looks like > I'll be using > LinuxBIOS+Matchbox Linux for it. What I want to do ultimately is to create a > small > system that have all the stuff neccessary to run OpenGL + OpenAL + OIS > (Object > Oriented Input System), and fit it on a 2MB BIOS chip. Some people say it's > impossible, I say it's a question of m4d h4xx0rzing skillz(tm). ;) > > So I'm planning to use the following components: > > LB-Distro (A distro based on LinuxBIOS) > OpenGL: DirectFB+Nouveau drivers (trying to cut away everything > unneccessary) > OpenAL: ALSA+Drivers+OpenAL library (Again, keeping it as small & > lightweight as > possible) > OIS: OIS packages (Also built) > > Only trouble with that plan is that DirectFB doesn't support any closed > source > drivers, and we want to use the latest nVidia card out there. Would it be > possible to > take the Nouveau drivers and cram it into DirectFB, with a few slight > modifications? > And is anyone already working on such a project? > > Thanks for your time, I appreciate any answers you can give me. :) > > Regards, > Per Ekström > Lead Dev, Open Game Console > > [1] http://www.opengameconsole.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > directfb-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-dev > > _______________________________________________ directfb-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-dev
