This is huge. I have a feeling that some of the major OEMs who have turned to Linux such as Dell and HP have had a hand in this. That and the linux community is bigger than most people think.
To: N3WBI3
2 posted on
09/07/2007 8:20:04 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
That was, for the Linux community, the number one benefit of being picked up by Dell and HP harware vendors suddenly see that making Linux drivers (a) Available, or (b) Open Source so someone else can was to their advantage in selling hardware to large OEM’s
4 posted on
09/07/2007 9:12:53 AM PDT by
N3WBI3
(Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak....)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
I read some information yesterday which explained that AMD/ATi will have to release the specifications and accompanying documentation in numerous stages. The modern GPU is simply too complicated for most developers to grasp in one swallow. It will take time to get open source developers up to speed on the subject.
For starters, today's GPUs have 7,000 to 8,000 registers.
5 posted on
09/07/2007 9:21:14 AM PDT by
TChris
(Has anyone under Mitt Romney's leadership ever been worse off because he is Mormon?)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
The new AMD/ATI onboard video chip is the 690g. It's supposed to provide maximum video performance for Windows Vista. It can render all the fancy Vista eye candy. So it's probably something Linux users would also likeAMD 690 Series Chipset
AMD 690 Series Chipset - A Perfect Fit for the AMD CPU. The AMD 690 Series Chipset delivers a Windows Vista™ Premium experience, handling the rich Aero™ ...
www.amd.com/gb-uk/Processors/ ProductInformation/0,,30_118_14603_14762,00.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages |
6 posted on
09/07/2007 9:27:56 AM PDT by
dennisw
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