--- Philipp Klaus Krause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >>Thank you for doing this work. We really need to get the open-source > >>ATI driver on par with the propretary driver (both feature-wise and > >>performance-wise). > > > > > > But sadly we will NEVER match it. > > > > NO SmoothVision, HyperZ docu ever.... > > The nonfree xig driver has been developed without HyperZ docs and > outperforms fglrx. > It's my opinion that xig uses trickery to get there FPS higher then it should be posible to under OpenGL compliant rendering. It's also true in the font and 2d(like lack of xv support) accelerations as well.
Do you mean "fglrx" or "opengl.dll -> radeon.drv"? > > > > > >>Even though I just have a Radeon 9200, I'm very excited about the > >>ongoning R300 effort and with there was a similar project for NVidia > >>cards too. > > > > > > Above applies here, too. - Sorry. > > > > The situation seems to be much worse in the future. > > Bad IP (TRIPS, etc.) madness due to USA-"law". > > > > True. ATI no longer releases docs. 3dlabs no longer does. Nvidia never > did. Intel requires an NDA now. > If there weren't all those patents out there we might just try to > develop a free graphics chip. > > Philipp > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give > us > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out > more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > -- > _______________________________________________ > Dri-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel