The NV source is their kernel driver. This basic function of this routine is to manage DMA transfers of buffers full of graphics commands to the board. This is a very small piece of code that exposes almost nothing of the architecture of the graphics engine. The code that actually builds the buffers full of graphics commands is binary only (and resides in the NVIDIA_GLX stuff). So from any reasonable perspective NV is closed source. Nevertheless, I concur with you that what they provide works well. I have r128, g400, and gf2's in my lab.. and a gf2 on my desk.
Mike Johannes Prix wrote: > > Dear DRI developers, > > I read in the FAQ, that NVidia provide their own > binary closed source drivers. Yet visiting the Nvidia > homepage driver section I find, that there are not only > binary drivers for several distributions, but also a source > rpm and a source tarball "for those interested". Actually > I used this source and the explicit and very details > compilation and troubleshooting information there to install > the driver on my system. It compiled and works well. Have > I misunderstood the concept of closed source or is this > perhaps valuable and sufficient information for the DRI project? > Has there been a change in the attitude of NVidia? Perhaps > someone could change those lines in the FAQ, for NVidia has > in my opinion done great work. Thanks a lot if anyone has > the time to answer this mail. > Johannes Prix, Graz. > > _______________________________________________ > Dri-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
