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

[Paul TT]

Daniele (Mastro) wrote:

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>Paolo Ciarrocchi ha scritto:
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>>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,
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>con questa mossa potrebbero ribaltare l'intera comunità Linux verso Ati
>(e non vedevo l'ora che accadesse)
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>penso però che Nvidia non sarà da meno e provvederà a controbattere
>sulla stessa direzione...
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mah, permettimi di dubitare. nvidia faceva i cavolacci suoi anche prima 
quando ati dava gia' le specifiche, nvidia manco dava il driver....

>le cose si stanno mettendo al meglio :D
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sperem



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