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VIA Gives 16,434 Lines Of OSS Code (GPL)

phoronix.com — VIA has released over 16,000 lines of code that provides a frame-buffer driver in the Linux kernel. This code is licensed under the GNU GPLv2 and appears to be crafted by VIA's Joseph Chan. Supported by this driver is VIA's Unichrome CLE266, K400, K800, PM800, CN700, CX700, K8M890, P4M890, P4M900, and VX800 IGPs.

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  • minigamer1896, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1Can't wait until they unleash 3D acceleration!
  • tripzero, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2what about an xorg driver? I would really like to use compiz with my pico-itx machine. Don't let me down!
  • ToadLeg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Is this a 50 line license followed by 16384 lines of code?
  • wonderchemist, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Just a code dump at this point, but its a start. Hopefully, VIA sets up some system so other parties can interact and contribute.
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