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    SubjectRe: replacing X Window System !
     --- Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr> a écrit : 
    > On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 17:13, linux cbon wrote:
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > does DRI access hardware *directly* ?
    >
    > Yes it does.
    >
    > > How does DRI compare with other drivers ?
    >
    > DRI is not finished for r300 cards (radeon 9600 =>
    > X700 IIRC), but it
    > kind of works. The only other driver I know for r300
    > is Xorg's radeon,
    > and it's dead slow.
    >
    > Xav


    Are "DRIs" the best available open-source drivers for
    old ATI cards ? Done by reverse engineering ?
    And not all functions are usable :-(.
    What about newer ATI or Nvidia cards ? A hope for
    something better ?

    What do you think of using binary drivers (blobs)
    instead ?
    I think thats sad to use them, in an open-source
    kernel like Linux.

    By the way : did you know of this project about an
    "open source graphic card" ?
    Hardware specs are open, so no need of DNA and
    open-source drivers coding easier :
    http://opengraphics.gitk.com/open_graphics_spec.pdf
    http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics
    (still a project).


    Regards










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