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VIA Releases FOSS Graphics Driver

Posted by kdawson on from the following-through dept.

billybob2 writes "VIA has released a 113,800 line open source graphics driver with full mode-setting support for CRT, LCD, and DVI devices along with 2D, X-Video, and cursor acceleration. Harald Welte, VIA's open source representative, states that the next step is to add 3D (see preview), TV-out, and hardware codec support while integrating this work with existing open source projects. VIA has pre-installed Linux on a significant portion of the company's latest products, including the EVEREX gPC2, 15.4" gBook, and CloudBook. It has also helped port the open source CoreBoot BIOS (previously LinuxBIOS) to several of its motherboards." VIA seems to be making good on the promise of its open source initiative announced last April.

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  1. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    God I hope not.

    The less people playing that, the better.

  2. I found VIA sub par! by bogaboga · · Score: 0, Troll

    VIA seems to be making good on the promise of its open source initiative announced last April.

    The only problem on my part is that I find VIA products mediocre when it comes to gaming. I have also found that drivers for their products make my system (Mandriva) rather unstable.

    Verdict: Avoid VIA technologies till enough open source code has gone into this new product. The community should act fast on this issue.