Volker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card?
It's been done:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Graphics_Project
http://wiki.duskglow.com/tiki-index.php?page=Open-Graphics
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Note: This is off-topic on the -stable list, so it should
better go to the -chat list.
Volker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've followed the thread don't buy ati products not very closely
but one thing comes to mind:
Years ago we've had a lot of card / chip manufacturers on the
market.
Oleg Gritsak wrote:
I'm 99% sure, that open source principle is suitable only for software dev.
And OS car is a crappiest idea of all. Production (and research) requires
very expensive equipment. Fullstop. Nothing else can be said here, I think.
Well, there are several open-source
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
