"upstream" in this context means both X.org video driver and the corresponding Linux kernel module. Typically the same folks maintain both chunks of code.
Even more specifically, when we talk about the "upstream for 8xx" we really mean Intel's Open source technology center (http://intellinuxgraphics.org/). There are some community developers who contribute to the 8xx codebase here and there, but most of the work is done by the Intel guys. Regarding "boot and run", specifically I mean boot into a regular X session and work in at least 2D mode, hopefully without freezes or graphics corruption, but perhaps missing some acceleration functionality. Note that with the 8xx hardware, you can almost assuredly get to a text console using vesa or framebuffer drivers. Which might be fine for a server, but I think what we're more focusing on here is laptops and the normal Ubuntu desktop experience; I wouldn't consider a text-only boot to be "running" in that sense. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/941172 Title: do-release-update to Precise produces a hardware-not-support-in-Natty warning To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/941172/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
