Free Software Friendly Graphics Card?

An anonymous reader writes "There's an interesting discussion on KernelTrap with a hardware company that is talking about developing a 'free software friendly' graphics card. The idea is to fully disclose and document all register interfaces including the BIOS, providing Linux and BSD users with a fully supported video card. The hardware engineer proposing the idea summarizes his viewpoint saying, 'the whole issue comes down to this: This is technically feasible. Should we do it?'"

Comments

Free graphics cards?

[stevok]

I'm in!

Re:How about a Free Software Friendly Audio Card?

[ATomkins]

What? Your PC speaker doesn't work now?

It's like the VGA of music!

Re:Ask a stupid question....

[Anthony Boyd]

Hmmm. When I wrote the parent post, it hadn't registered that 3D was off the table. So I guess the question is more like this: a sorta cute goth girl walks up to her geek friend and says "Technically, I'm a sure thing. Should we do it?"

Sure, she may not be a blonde cheerleader who shaves her pubes and has bisexual hot tub parties with her girlfriends, but still, the goth girl might be worth considering.

Re:Secrets

[reborn]

"the person who only cares about "good enough", not "awesome" performance"

Hrm, people still buy Windows :)

(I can't remember, nor find, the old fortune about porsches :P)

Re:Heh :: Profit

[maxwell demon]

No, actually it's just missing the final line:

• Being loved by Open Source enthusiasts: priceless