From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 16 10:50:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 524EA16A404 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:50:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from go@go.sib-ecometall.ru) Received: from mail.sib-ecometall.ru (ns2.sib-ecometall.ru [213.228.109.57]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6039313C465 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:50:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from go@go.sib-ecometall.ru) Received: from go.sib-ecometall.ru (go.local.sib-ecometall.ru [192.168.2.252]) by mail.sib-ecometall.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B7E878C41 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:50:36 +0700 (KRAT) Received: by go.sib-ecometall.ru (Postfix, from userid 1443) id 971B0FD02; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:51:10 +0700 (KRAT) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:51:10 +0700 From: Oleg Gritsak To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070316105110.GA92752@go.sib-ecometall.ru> References: <45FA6FC8.8090606@vwsoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <45FA6FC8.8090606@vwsoft.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: Re: open source graphics card X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:50:42 -0000 > I've followed the thread "don't buy ati products" not very closely > but one thing comes to mind: > It's probably a crazy idea but what about an open source graphics card? > There are similar projects already like OsCar so the idea of open > source hardware development is not really new but probably exciting. > Aren't there any hw devs reading and motivated? > Imagine a graphics chip with a BSD style license... ;) > Just dreaming? I'm 99% sure, that open source principle is suitable only for software dev. And OS car is a crappiest idea of all. Production (and research) requires very expensive equipment. Fullstop. Nothing else can be said here, I think. -- системный администратор ООО "Сиб-ЭкоМеталл" тел. (3912) 609942 (144)