Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 19:44:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r47976 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201601091944.u09JixkG002201@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Sat Jan 9 19:44:58 2016 New Revision: 47976 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47976 Log: Add report on raspberry pi video support from gonzo Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Sat Jan 9 19:39:48 2016 (r47975) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Sat Jan 9 19:44:58 2016 (r47976) @@ -725,4 +725,40 @@ </task> </help> </project> + + <project cat='proj'> + <title>Raspberry Pi: VideoCore userland application packaging</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Mikaël</given> + <common>Urankar</common> + </name> + <email>mikael.urankar@gmail.com</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Oleksandr</given> + <common>Tymoshenko</common> + </name> + <email>gonzo@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <body> + <p>The Raspberry Pi SoC consists of two parts: ARM and GPU + (VideoCore). Many interesting features like OpenGL, video + playback, and HDMI controls are implemented on the VideoCore side + and can be accessed from the OS through libraries provided by + Broadcom (userland repo). These libraries were ported to &os; + some time ago, so Mikaël created the port + <tt>misc/raspberrypi-userland</tt> for them. He also created a + port for <tt>omxplayer</tt> (a low-level video player that + utilizes VideoCore APIs) and is working on a port for Kodi + (ex-XBMC), a more user-firendly media player software with + Raspberry Pi support.</p> + </body> + </project> </report>
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