On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:03:40 +1300 Vik Olliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 09:30, Nick Rout wrote: > > no it is not an oxymoron. excellent linux support does not have to > > equate to open source drivers. I agree OS is preferable. I am not sure > > why the big 3 3d board manufacturers do not open their drivers. after > > all you cannnot use the driver without buying the card. 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. > > Long-term they'll lose out and here's why: > look i have no doubt what you say is true. when the open source video device is here i will support it with open arms. in the meantime I was talking about here & now :-) fascinating stuff you are talking about, even if i could understand only half of it LOL. > Sooner or later the capability to build a video hardware is going to be > within the reach of the average Linux genius. Hey, Open Source people, > let's pool our resources and develop video that is Open Source from > start to finish. No more video card upgrades, no more unsupported driver > issues. If there's a probelm we can fix it by issuing a patch.
