[Cialug] Intel providing open source video card drivers.

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

Having more cards to choose from is what i've been hoping for. I'm also 
hoping that Supermicro releases a motherboard with an AM2 socket 
(needed by the new 35 watt AMD chips). Their boards have proven very 
stable and reliable for me in the past; i would like to stick with them 
if possible.

On Thursday 10 August 2006 16:12, Brandon Griffis wrote:
>Also, AMD/ATI has been rumored to be going in that direction and the
>announcement by Intel might be the last push they need to go forward
> with it.  I'd say hold off on putting together that system for a few
> more months and you might have a few cards to choose from.
>
>-Gamble
>
>On 8/10/06, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu> wrote:
>> 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

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