Unfortunately, we just don't have the resource within the SPARC graphics group to spend any time on all the work that is required to open source the drivers for obsolete SPARC hardware. We have barely enough resource to adequately support current Sun customers on the graphics cards that we OEM from AMD and Creative Labs. I have asked those companies if we could explore open source for these drivers (their confidential information was used in providing hardware acceleration), but neither is willing, at present, to do so.
Linda Stuart Kreitman wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > xwin-discuss mailing list > xwin-discuss at opensolaris.org -- ------------------------------------------------ Linda Fellingham x49322 Ph:(650)472-9561 Advanced Visualization Group, Sun Microsystems ------------------------------------------------
