Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Aug 2006 21:02 UTC
AMD is strongly considering open-sourcing at least a functional subset of ATI's graphics drivers. It's time for X Window System, OpenGL, and client virtualization for which ATI binary drivers aren't available to escape the ghetto of the 1980s-era framebuffer. And what a boon for PR. If AMD's graphics cards were the only ones with open device drivers, it might affect a buying decision or two.
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2005-08-12
It does state that SOME of the code may be opensource, this doesn't imply the whole kitten kaboodle. But it could be enough to boost the base performance in the kernel tree.
We just had an argument over binary drivers in the core tree, and i think the biggest concern when people talk about closed drivers is the ATI+NVidia ones.. Sure there are come wifi drivers and maybe some modem drivers that arent OSS, but the graphics drivers are the big showstoppers.
If any part of this turns out to be true AND they actually follow through with it. I think NVidia would be put in a very sticky situation. I for one have always been a nvidia supporter mainly because their linux drivers were off such better quality. The opening of any part of the code can do nothing but benefit AMD in the long haul.
Give me FGLRX quality driver in the core tree, yup my next card would probably be a ATI, oh escuse me AMD ;-)