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Qualcomm Makes Open-Source 3D Snapdragon Driver

Posted by timothy on from the happy-dribs-happy-drabs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Qualcomm today posted the source code to a Linux kernel driver for 2D/3D support on its OpenGL ES Core found on Snapdragon-based phones like the Nexus One. The company is trying to get this driver into the mainline Linux kernel, but it turns out that the user-space driver is still not open source, which has resulted in some problems already. The ongoing discussion can be found on FreeDesktop.org."

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  1. Compiz by WarJolt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If I can't use it with compiz it's not really worth much to me. I've been waiting years for DRI2 on ATI. I'll never buy ATI again. Snapdragon processors could be used for netbooks. I don't think it will make it until they learn the open source community will probably help to get compiz running on it if they make it available.

    1. Re:Compiz by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Redundant

      So many possible replies, so little time.

      Too bad all of them are stupid.

      "Sorry. I didn't know that it was our fault that your distro of choice didn't pick up DRI2 sooner."
      "Well, if you ran Fedora, this wouldn't be a problem."

      If you ran Fedora, you'd be alpha-testing features included in the OS when it is KNOWN they are not ready for prime time, but included anyway since Fedora is the alpha test environment for RHEL. Some of us are not willing to do this. I was a loyal RedHat user until RedHat went away, so I'm not saying this out of rpm allergy (although now that I've switched, I'm never going back.)

      "Why DRI2? DRI1 is just fine for compiz, as long as your server supports AIGLX, or even *shudder* Xgl."

      Did you ever use Xgl? First of all, it's over. Second, it worked better than AIGLX does. I got better performance on Compiz window transformations, for example.

      "Well, obviously you won't buy ATI again; it's AMD now."

      The video cards still say ATI on them. This is very helpful, because it tells me which cards to never buy.

      "Really? Compiz? Your killer app is compiz? Not Blender or WoW?"

      I've run Blender maybe twice and I will never play WoW. But I use Compiz features not just every day, but every hour. Expose and Shrink Windows are tied to hot corners and I use one or the other almost every time I switch windows.

      "So I know this is gonna kill my karma, but..."

      If only.

      --
      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"