[Linux-Biella] AMD to opens specs and to work on open source drivers

[Daniele (Mastro)]

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Paolo Ciarrocchi ha scritto:
> Fonte http://lwn.net/Articles/248227/
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> " A quick report from the kernel summit: AMD's representative at the
> summit has announced that the company has made a decision to enable
> the development of open source drivers for all of its (ATI) graphics
> processors from the R500 going forward. There will be specifications
> available and a skeleton driver as well; a free 2D driver is
> anticipated by the end of the year. The rest will have to be written;
> freeing of the existing binary-only driver is not in the cards, and
> "that is better for everybody." Things are looking good on this front.
> More in the kernel summit report to come. "
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> 
> Ciao,

con questa mossa potrebbero ribaltare l'intera comunità Linux verso Ati
(e non vedevo l'ora che accadesse)

penso però che Nvidia non sarà da meno e provvederà a controbattere
sulla stessa direzione...

le cose si stanno mettendo al meglio :D

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Daniele
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