> Another thing to keep in mind: In order to produce a > competitive graphics card today (at a competitive price!), > it must be at least on par with the "big ones", which > requires DirectX 9 and HDCP support, among other things.
DirectX, HDCP, and other garbage is not open source, thus ought to be disregarded. There is OpenGL, plain unencrypted video, etc. > Did I already mention patents? Basically, you aren't getting hardware for free anyway, open "source" or not (unless you own a PCB mill and a chip making plant). So, paying due "respects" to the inventors who hold patents should be considered part of the cost (unless the tax is ridiculously inflated). > Best regards > Oliver [SorAlx] ridin' VN1500-B2 _______________________________________________ freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
