Bryan J. Smith wrote:
-- Bryan
P.S. Rumor has it that AMD is going to buy ATI. I don't think people realize how _significant_ of a move that is. If AMD creates a direct system interconnect HTX GPU -- instead of the uber-proprietary hack of using a peripheral bus and with Intel IP to do all sorts of non-sense in software so it acts like its on the system interconnect -- then I think you'll see a 100% GPL driver for ATI HTX cards on AMD HTX systems. That's still in the future, but it could very well happen -- especially for chipset-integrated video (bringing commodity Xgl to the masses)!
It's a rumor. I heard that Intel would buy ATI (since they do a lot of business... and motherboards). AMD will never piss off their partners, or buy their partners. That would be a mistake bigger than OSX's Dashboard (they killed Konfabulator). Ask yourself why AMD don't make MOBOs or chipsets for them? -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com