Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?

Erik Andersen (andersen@codepoet.org)
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 23:56:03 -0700

On Thu Jan 02, 2003 at 06:48:33AM +0000, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net wrote:
> I say we start a driver based on the UTAHs. MR. Anderson had
> a good schedule :), knock knock neo... ;-))

And I live in Utah. ;-) Seriously though, that schedule would
only be feasible given enough human resources -- and given either
source code or proper docs for their chipsets, which relies on
Nvidia playing nice and kindly choosing to share.

Relying on guesswork and/or reverse engineering without proper
vendor cooperation, which is exactly the case with the Utah GLX
driver, it'll take a much longer time and will likely not attract
the same amount of human resources as a result.

-Erik

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