Future AMD GPUs To Be More 'Open-Source Friendly'

skaroo writes "Phoronix is reporting that future AMD GPUs will be more open-source friendly. After AMD started releasing their GPG specifications to the open-source community, questions arose whether there would be information covering the Unified Video Decoder (UVD) found on the Radeon HD 2000 graphics cards. The UVD information is needed in order for hardware-accelerated video playback, but it likely cannot be opened due to DRM. However, an AMD representative said that moving to a modular UVD design is a requirement for future GPUs and that they will be more open-source friendly. They will also be opening the video acceleration information for their earlier graphics cards."

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AMD is not good

[Anonymous Coward]

Intel is the market leader for good reason. AMD has a long history of constant failures

Re:I remember a time...

[RAMMS EIN]

``Not an angry reply at all, but just the question, how could a socialist system give incentive for anyone to do much of anything''

Simple. If you don't meet the goals we've set for you, we send you to Gitmo. There can't be a reward for working well (oh no! inequality!), so there must be a punishment for working poorly.