open source graphics card

Oleg Gritsak go at sib-ecometall.ru
Fri Mar 16 10:50:42 UTC 2007


> 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.


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