| Date | Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:02:12 +0200 | From | Florian Schmidt <> | Subject | Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable? |
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:02:51 -0400 Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com> wrote:
> In short, what I have been proposing to my superiors is the development > of a graphics card specifically for open source systems. This means > full disclosure on all register interfaces so that no one has to deal > with anything closed source (BIOS included). The goal here is to > produce a graphics card which is a Free Software geek's dream in terms > of openness. If Tech Source (me being its avatar) can develop a > relationship with the Linux (and BSD) community, users and developers > can get a product that they want without being locked out by hardware > vendors that feel they have to protect every last little bit of IP > relating to their products. The EXPRESS PURPOSE of this product is to > be free-software-friendly.
Maybe a graphics card is too coslty to develop and implement. I would really like to see such a project for an open soundcard. I mean how expensive can it be to slap a dsp plus some DA/AD's on a pci board? A simple 4in/4out card doing up to 48/16 or even 96/24 could probably be developed much cheaper than a graphics card. And it could serve as a test on how people would react to such an "open" hardware product.
flo
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