[Open-graphics] AMD considering open-sourcing ATi drivers

[Lourens Veen]

On Thursday 10 August 2006 08:33, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Looks like the brown stuff might be hitting the rotating ventilation 
device:
> > Lastly, and remember you heard it here, AMD is strongly considering
> > open-sourcing at least a functional subset of ATI’s graphics
> > drivers. It’s time for X Window System, OpenGL, and client
> > virtualization for which ATI binary drivers aren’t available to
> > escape the ghetto of the 1980s-era framebuffer. And what a boon for
> > PR. If AMD’s graphics cards were the only ones with open device
> > drivers, it might affect a buying decision or two.
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/02/32OPcurve_1.html

There are still a lot of potential hurdles for them to take, with 
external IP and DMCA and things. I'll believe it when I see it. And I'm 
not sure if we're on the radar screen, but leaking such a rumour to the 
media seems like something someone would do if faced with a new 
competitor that has the potential to do to their market what free 
software did to the proprietary software market. This may just be an 
attempt to take the wind out of our sails.

Lourens
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