Ben Taylor wrote: > If I didn't know better, I'd think SPARC graphics was trying to keep a lock on > their proprietary hardware to wring every penny out of the hardware that's > there, instead of opening up the obviously obsolete technology so that other > folks could contribute to the FOX/SPARC port. > Not far from the truth, but consider their side: the hassle and expense of wrangling permission from inside Sun and outside vendors (e.g. 3dlabs) with zero ROI for the effort. I agree they should OS it and write their new future, but that thought's been painful to them. Nobody's obligated to drink the open source koolaid, (or inhale it, for the matter)
Stuart Kreitman
