Ken, There is no plan to port XVR-600/XVR-1200 drivers to x.org. This is a resource limitation issue. Actually, I agree with Martin's suggestion that a generic x.org -> xsun layer should be done, so that existing ddx drivers could be used.
XVR-2500 has been ported and put back and will be in the first SPARC build of Open Solaris. As you say, there is no need to for this to be open-sourced. It will be accessible and available as binary. Ron's team is working on XVR-100 and XVR-300 (also XVR-50 which is the onboard graphics chip used in recent SPARC servers) x.org. They will also be available in the November release of Open Solaris. They will be available on the same basis as XVR-2500., not as open source initially. They are not complete yet. Yes, the open source of these drivers is a side topic. I believe that there is interest in having these drivers as examples for writing other graphics drivers for SPARC. Linda 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. > > >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 > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xwin-discuss mailing list > xwin-discuss at opensolaris.org >
