____/ graeme on Saturday 15 September 2007 03:48 : \____
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:21:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Could AMD move open desktop Linux market?
>>
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>> | AMD’s recent move to fully support open source graphics could be the
>> best | news desktop Linux has had in a long time. `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1427
>>
>> This is true. AMD will lead to a cascading effect. Dell is a close
>> second because it opened up the OEMs' doors to Linux (all major OEMs now
>> offer Linux, except Sony, which only makes room on the PS3).
>
> Good news indeed. Question: could a community ATI driver take code from
> the Nouveau project? Assuming they share the same license and the
> different cards overlap in function or interface. I don't see legally why
> not; just feels a strange prospect.
AMD has Avivo, which had 22 commits last night (huge number on a relative
scale). With the documentation at hand, the developer(s?) is moving quickly.
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~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I’m going to fucking bury that guy, I
have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to fucking kill
Google."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
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