Comment Re:An attractive proposal... (Score 0) 201
"Older ATI chipsets (like Rage 128) have decent support from the DRI project"
Actually, I'm talking a different approach here. I'm talking of let's say, ATI making a new card and releasing open-source drivers by itself - not a 3rd party like the DRI project. I remember RMS or Linus indicating some guidelines to video card mfrs some time back.
Simply put, the first video card mfr. to build a medium-range commodity card (under $50, say) with open-source drivers, stands to gain a lot of business from the Linux market.
Disclaimer: IANAVCM (Video Card Mfr.)
Actually, I'm talking a different approach here. I'm talking of let's say, ATI making a new card and releasing open-source drivers by itself - not a 3rd party like the DRI project. I remember RMS or Linus indicating some guidelines to video card mfrs some time back.
Simply put, the first video card mfr. to build a medium-range commodity card (under $50, say) with open-source drivers, stands to gain a lot of business from the Linux market.
Disclaimer: IANAVCM (Video Card Mfr.)
