Xorg 1.5 missed the train?
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Wed May 21 12:52:34 UTC 2008
Emmanuel Seyman wrote:
> * Callum Lerwick [21/05/2008 11:03] :
>> I like how in these threads it keeps conveniently being ignored that we work
>> just fine out of the box on Nvidia. We just don't have 3D yet.
>
> I've always being surprised at the amount of blame-shifting that occurs
> in regards to Nvidia's drivers.
>
> - The free drivers suck. This apparently isn't NVidia's fault (which is
> strange since they help maintain it) but the x.org developers'.
Yet everyone here keeps saying something better would happen if only the
proprietary driver were free.
> - The non-free drivers aren't free. This apparently isn't NVidia's fault.
There are such things as non disclosure agreements that can prevent
publishing information. Why shouldn't you respect their legal obligations?
> - This makes the drivers impossible to ship as part of the distribution
> or support as a third-party repo. This is somehow the distribution's
> fault.
The binaries permit redistribution. How does that make it impossible to
have in a repository?
> - They don't release drivers once the ABI is frozen or even the day
> stable releases of x.org are issued. This apparently isn't their fault.
This seems to be speculation, seeing as how we don't have a release and
the xorg drivers were done before they told anyone else the interface
was stable.
> - They won't release the specs. This apparently isn't their fault.
It may be legal commitments - but its their right either way and not
really anyone else's business.
> - They badmouth the open source developement model. I have no idea why
> but this isn't their fault.
Open source is probably a tiny part of their business. The stuff seems
OK on a Mac and I haven't seen this kind of complaint about Solaris
which uses essentially the same driver. But perhaps they do a better
job of coordinating their releases so all the needed components are
ready before users have to deal with it.
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Les Mikesell
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