José Fonseca wrote: > On 2002.05.25 11:05 Keith Whitwell wrote: > >> >>> Interestingly, I just got this response from ATI regarding my request >>> for >>> info: >>> >>> >>>> We are not providing information for 3D development (DRI Project) >>>> for the >>>> 8500 as of yet. This may change in the future but at this point not in >>>> the near future. >>>> >>> >>> I was under the impression that they had provided this information to >>> (at >>> least) you, Keith, and Kevin? >> >> >> I think ATI is just sick of people pestering them for specs. They >> made them available to opensource types *before* the release of the >> 8500, but noone took them up or did anything with them. Please >> (everyone) don't go pestering them further... >> >> Keith > > > > How did they make them available? Was something about it posted? I made > a quick search on this list about it and there was no reference > whatsoever... > > Well, until Kevin (the only one with specs so far) gets the driver more > in shape, the others' (with no specs) only option is to hold on to the > resemblance between the Radeon 7500 and the 8500... How far are they alike? > > > This is a little sad, because while when debugging/finishing a driver > the specs aren't so important as the source is more or less self > documenting, to start a new driver is impossible without specs. How are > we supposed to encorage people to step in to pick on new drivers if they > can't get specs? > > (IMHO: The specs should be accessible to anyone... While in certain > fields this is happening due to the spread of Linux, 3D graphics isn't > surely one of them. In any case we can't really blaim ATI, as they have > been one of the most open and supportive in this matter so far... I hope > that it won't step back though..)
I don't think it would be at all difficult for someone who's got a track record with some other chip to get the 8500 specs, but I think there's a problem with lots of people requesting specs from ati & then not following through. It just gives a bad impression I think. Keith _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
