Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:59:46 +0200 From: "Ivailo Bonev" <ibb_orac@mbox.contact.bg> To: "Tyson Boellstorff" <perlcat@alltel.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <F6DA50D0F80E453292E3470DA1520D42@chameleon> References: <20081207193517.GA20905@laverenz.de><20081211170011.777236f8@gom.home><20081212015814.GB32982@kokopelli.hydra> <200812112345.20572.perlcat@alltel.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyson Boellstorff" <perlcat@alltel.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors > On Thursday 11 December 2008 19:58:14 Chad Perrin wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 05:00:11PM -0800, prad wrote: >> > On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:28:13 -0700 >> > >> > i don't think that's really what is happening, chad. >> > i think there is just some disagreement as to what is considered an >> > improvement. >> >> So . . . are you saying that increased support for 3D accelerated >> graphics is not an "improvement", and should therefore not be considered >> a worthy goal? >> > > Not so much considered 'unworthy' as it is a balancing of limited > resources. > If I was a hardware programmer, had unlimited time, beer, and cheese dip, > I'd > add everything just because I could. > > It would be cool if there was a way to ensure that all <foo> items would > be > supported. However, even then, high performance video would lag. It is > often > proprietary, and many vendors simply won't publish their specs and need a > reverse engineer to get any support at all. You can't force them to do it, > and in the case of an open source OS, they may not want the world+dog to > see > their code for any number of reasons. nVidia is a rare exception, and even > they are not going to put FreeBSD support at the top of their list. > > Unless you have a job at some video chipset maker, and are of a truly > generous > spirit, willing to risk your job in order to publish drivers, it really > doesn't matter what priority the powers that be give to video > acceleration -- > we can't ask anyone to risk their job just so <foo> works. If the graphics > devices themselves are sub-optimal, getting related systems up to a > razor-sharp performance level is like putting nitro and a supercharger in > your Lada. You'd have to put it in the back seat, because there's no room > in > the engine compartment for it. What's your problem with Lada?! :-D They make cars (especially Niva) to drive everywhere! Just my 2 euro cents... lol
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