From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 27 14:27:29 2008 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 225151065679 for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D94428FC0C for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2008 09:58:57 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with ESMTP id OUP90200; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:58:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-22-188.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.22.188]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2008 09:58:41 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18532.61969.358948.2956@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:58:41 -0400 To: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY126-W81B84D532E052DE96DF73CAA30@phx.gbl> References: <BAY126-W81B84D532E052DE96DF73CAA30@phx.gbl> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: 3D for AMD64 (was Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. Bounty established...) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD <freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:29 -0000 Sean Cavanaugh writes: > AMD is actively working to opensource the *nic drivers for the > ATI cards starting with the most recent. From a news article iI > came across they were actually hiring a whole new department > whose sole purpose was to add more of the older cards to the open > sorce drivers as well as eventually having 3d acceleration. As > for the NEW 4000 series, the card will come with full drivers for > windows and Linux on the install CD. granted there is still some > coding to get BSD drivers, but AMD is making life better for *nix > user with ATI cards. Is there any place (web site, wiki, blog) where the public can track this effort? Robert Huff