On Wednesday 09 August 2006 22:31, Keith Packard wrote: > The Intel Open Source Technology Center graphics team is pleased to > announce the immediate availability of free software drivers for the Intel® > 965 Express Chipset family graphics controller. These drivers include > support for 2D and 3D graphics features for the newest generation Intel > graphics architecture. The project Web site is > http://IntelLinuxGraphics.org.
This is extraordinary! I know that Intel had opensource drivers before, but unfortunately the cards were too low spec. > The Intel® 965 Express Chipset represents the first product family that > implements fourth generation Intel graphics architecture. Designed to > support advanced rendering features in modern graphics APIs, this chipset > family includes support for programmable vertex, geometry, and fragment > shaders. By open sourcing the drivers for this new technology, Intel > enables the open source community to experiment, develop, and contribute to > the continuing advancement of open source 3D graphics. Programmable vertex, geometry, and fragment shaders sound very good. I'll definitely find out more about this new generation of video cards from Intel. If Intel is the first vendor who "gets" open source in the video arena, it's scoring big points. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
