From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 00:58:13 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8965116A49E for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:58:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sfourman@gmail.com) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0700313C4CE for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:58:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sfourman@gmail.com) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id i10so4322223mue.3 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:58:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=BfpR1/tWC4n4HyUIn6RjmuNfeUakS0Osc+7GEnEhBIk=; b=bAtbwz1ltuiWTibnCUGBtS8Z2N3sos82jtwgqoIe8MVygB2obVzjBKps69GhlmgU+ejMt/qBddaC/1b65cJQpRTWXRBsKLFUGMnjq4CFxus9t6sUFeQ3IxG33FVlBCaqwMBBmpxIG5x3phymc3W7rkod9+FHB1YJAVY5p4JozQ8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=W/nDHKCZPSFQak7tsIXvCPC03oul/QUsIfN4fX14fNtOX6ltorLhDPXWTqo0PPw8jFnutGPwn82fC7MtTMYBtm6uJ2Km6kp+oWubccWK9JvPANCUZ42cBvfQKxH1GIgqjdlO4kGqsWsy69ZXnRV51bIkagp1vMyVL65K7kRZULQ= Received: by 10.86.70.8 with SMTP id s8mr8301540fga.29.1198025891291; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:58:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.86.91.5 with HTTP; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:58:11 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <11167f520712181658y2e043004sd0b4ae2ed38f4ee2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:58:11 -0600 From: "Sam Fourman Jr." To: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=" In-Reply-To: <8663yvfsoc.fsf@ds4.des.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <86ve6wmgq4.fsf@ds4.des.no> <4a37b1e529bab094e2c50b7deca7df87@127.0.0.1> <200712182305.06426.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <476828A0.2060901@chuckr.org> <11167f520712181219j5fe8fbbek6bf6429a856d2ec2@mail.gmail.com> <8663yvfsoc.fsf@ds4.des.no> Cc: Kip Macy , Martin Cracauer , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, Chuck Robey , mh@kernel32.de Subject: Re: amd64 NVIDIA support in FreeBSD 7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:58:13 -0000 On Dec 18, 2007 6:13 PM, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > "Sam Fourman Jr." writes: > > The only reason I suggested a petition is to demonstrate to Nvidia > > that thee is a viable FreeBSD / PC-BSD userbase for amd64 > > my thinking was, they already have a i386 driver so an amd64 driver > > should not be too hard to get them to make. > > Then you have not understood anything at all. The ball is not in > nVidia's camp. I understand what has to be done, I just don't see why Nvidia can not donate the code (and 50% of the time) to the FreeBSD code base to make the amd64 Driver happen. and let the FreeBSD community fund the other 50% (a kind of bounty fund) I personally would be willing to send something like $50.00 USD a month to any fund that would be for this cause. I think a FreeBSD bounty Program (if there even is such a thing) is a Great idea. I can think of a bunch of things I would support 1 amd64 Nvidia support 2 better Wine support for FreeBSD, like amd64 support 3 a evdev driver for xorg (so all the buttons on my mx1000 mouse work) just to name a few. I am not complaining by any means, I just wish there was something I could do other than code to help. one day I will beable contribute code. Sam Fourman Jr.