Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 07:58:32 +0800 From: Stephen Hocking <shocking@prth.pgs.com> To: 3d@freebsd.org Cc: shocking@prth.pgs.com, dfr@nlsystems.com, cokane@one.net, multimedia@freebsd.org, shocking@ugly.prth.tensor.pgs.com Subject: Re: nvidia driver for XF86 4.0 (was: DRI on XF86 4.0) Message-ID: <200004262358.HAA15249@bloop.craftncomp.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Marc van Woerkom <van.woerkom@netcologne.de> of "Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:56:41 %2B0200." <200004261756.TAA04350@oranje.my.domain>
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> I am in contact with nvidia about creating a FreeBSD kernel module,
> they say it is not too difficult.
Woo Hoo! Don't start me salivating like that! The kernel interfaces to their
libraries didn't look too difficult, but I'd not used nm to find out what
Linux kernel stuff the library was calling.
>
>
> > There are supposedly some legal encumberances to be gotten rid of before
> > they can fully open source them.
>
> Why do you think so? Have you seen some statement from them in that
> direction? If yes, I would be interested to read it.
I'm just repeating what someone on the Utah-GLX list said after contacting
nVidia. Apparently a third part wrote much of the drivers and they're looking
for a release from them.
Stephen
>
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