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[News] [Linux] AMD Might Open-Source Its ATI Linux Drivers

AMD will deliver open graphics drivers

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| The open sourcing of graphics drivers will indeed be good news, but
| it's not a big surprise. 
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-open-graphics-drivers/

Those who play nice with Linux win.

Nvidia quarterly profit increases, shares rise

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| Nvidia also gave a revenue estimate for its current quarter that
| was higher than the average Wall Street forecast, and its shares
| rose 5 percent.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070510/nvidia_results.html?.v=3

Compare that to AMD.

Apparently, it's not just about improving Linux drivers, but also giving away
the IP (and the code). This is big news and it will remove an adoption
barrier.

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