Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 02 Jan 2003 17:37:39 +0000 |
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On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 06:34, Milosz Tanski wrote: > There is (was) an effort for opensource 3d drivers (including nvidia > ones), infact i rember they got quake II and III working in 32bit color > mode, if i rember correctly. If you go grieff, then go visit > http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net/ and help out. Make the drivers better > then the nvidia ones (ya right!) so they will be forced to use your code > on other paltforms (and then nvidia would be forced to use it, and thus > open up their code). I'll see you in two years, when you fully complete > the drivers? Ok, bye. > > P.S: I think the code there is under a BSD (BSDish, MITish licence,
Utah-GLX supports the older Nvidia cards, and works in XFree86 4.2 at least - although since its based on an older Mesa not all stuff works well with it.
Alan
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