[Cialug] Intel providing open source video card drivers.

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

The 965 is only available as onboard graphics, isn't it? I am going to 
be building a new machine later this year and would be very happy if i 
could get a graphics card with open source drivers. But i have pretty 
much decided on going with AMD for the CPU. (The "Energy Efficient 
Small Form Factor" version of the Athlon 64 X2 is just too tempting; it 
only uses 35 watts power maximum, 14 watts under typical desktop load.) 
Somehow i doubt that i could get an Intel chipset motherboard that 
would support an AMD CPU. Oh well. I've been reading rumors lately that 
AMD wants to open up the ATI graphics drivers (now that AMD owns ATI). 
So maybe ATI will become an option instead.

On Thursday 10 August 2006 15:36, Brandon Griffis wrote:
>Intel is open sourcing the drivers for their i965 onboard graphics
> card series. And it sounds like this is just a first step for them in
> a plan to open source all of their video card drivers.  Intel isn't
> the big name when it comes to graphics cards, but they are a name and
> with the ATI/AMD merger looking to be more about onboard graphics
> than anything, it might push them to do the same.  And who knows
> after that?
>
>http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-August/017404.html
>
>-Gamble

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