BTW didn't ATI used to do OS drivers ? with what model card did that stop ?
/chris
Brad Beveridge wrote:
Perhaps the details necessary to open the driver would give away too much about their hardware details. If that is the case then they have a legitimate concern. graphics chips are a very competitive market.
Maybe - but I'd bet every new card that comes out gets bought up by the other guy & completely pulled apart in a lab. Drivers might make that process easier. It's kinda like copy protection - it's hard to crack, but people still do it. I think the drivers for all hardware should be open - because selling the drivers isn't a business model for the HW vendors.
Brad
