phoronix.com — AMD will be providing NDA specifications, an open-source library, and there is a new open-source graphics driver as a result. AMD will continue producing a closed-source proprietary driver; however, they are opening the source-code to a critical library with accompanying GPU specifications for X.Org developers.
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David Airlie and Alex Deucher are involved with this. Jerome Glisse is also expected to discontinue work on the Avivo R500 driver and work on this driver instead. Details: <a class="user" href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjA0MA">http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjA0MA</a>From the article: "A baseline driver should be available next week and there is already a community of developers in hand with AMD's GPG documentation. The driver that will be made available is comparable to the Avivo driver, but it should be excelling at a much faster rate." That will be an open-source driver for the R500 and R600 GPUs! As mentioned in the article, AMD is paying Novell to do some of the work.
urusaiSep 6, 2007
It goes with the Bolex watch.
jasuttonSep 7, 2007
Oh, get over it. Can't you just be happy that AMD/ATI is making _some_ effort to help the open source community help themselves?Now, if nVidia will just follow suit, I think I'll be even more ecstatic. :)
jejonesSep 7, 2007
I'll believe it when I see it, where by "it" I mean Open Source drivers with AT LEAST performance and feature parity with Windows drivers, including the All-in-Wonder cards. If ATI refuses to give COMPLETE specifications, then to hell with them.
missingnoh4xSep 7, 2007
As long as I can get X.Org running on my X1200 card, I'll be happy. Hurry it up, guys!
superyounan1Sep 8, 2007
@chaos: the open drivers for the r350 are not adequate: desktop effects are less stable than fglrx with XGL, tv out functionality doesn't work, and opengl performance is poor. @captcanuk: wow, thanks for the link, i had no idea such great improvements were right around the corner, i guess i take back my ati flaming
tmcdiggSep 8, 2007
AMD is a PRICE GOUGING GREEDY POS company, and marketshare calls them on the carpet for it.. burn red ink until you lower your video card prices.
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