Ken Mays wrote: > > The XVR-2500 source likely will never be able to be put into open > > source, but we hope that we may get ATI's agreement to put the XVR-100 > and > XVR-300 into open source at a future date. > > Linda > > Linda, > There is no need for the 3DLabs Wildcat Realizm or Wildcat4 video drivers > to be 'open sourced' at this time - just accessible and usable as 'closed > source' drivers under the Xorg 7.x framework with full 2D/3D HW > acceleration. > > This would provide adequate support for consumers using the > XVR-600/1200/2500 cards for SPARC-based platforms and fall under distribution > rights > similar to the way the closed source Nvidia drivers are distributed today. > Also, protects the IHVs/OEMs IP and gets things moving a bit faster.
+1 > >>From what I've understood, the work to move the ATI/3DLabs > XVR-100/300/2500 video drivers from XSun to Xorg 7.x is done? So, open > sourcing the > video drivers is just a side topic? > > ~ Ken Mays +1 Unfortunately SPARC_gfx_group is not under the X11_group's command. But why am I complaining about it? It is not only not my problem, but it isn't my business [0] either. [0] http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=JAVA#symbol=JAVA;range=1y %martin - - Martin Bochnig Vinnitsya, Ukraine http://visgetidentifier.blogspot.com/
