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Google Won't Enable Chrome Video Acceleration Because of Linux GPU Bugs
An anonymous reader writes "Citing 'code we consider to be permanently "experimental" or "beta,"' Google Chrome engineers have no plans on enabling video acceleration in the Chrome/Chromium web browser. Code has been written but is permanently disabled by default because 'supporting GPU features on Linux is a nightmare' due to the reported sub-par quality of Linux GPU drivers and many different Linux distributions. Even coming up with a Linux GPU video acceleration white-list has been shot down over fear of the Linux video acceleration code causing stability issues and problems for Chrome developers. What have been your recent experiences with Linux GPU drivers?"
No. Video does not "suck ass". Google is just a bunch of whining crybabies.
Many of us have been happy as clams taking advantage of these features for years now on Linux. At least for Nvidia kit, it's pretty old news at this point.
The Intel and AMD variants may not be up to snuff yet but progress is being made. Google could certainly "white list" Nvidia without trouble.
As for the rest, they could allow it to be enabled for those that are really determined to take the risk. That might even help improve the quality of those other offerings.
They can't be stressing things any harder than Valve.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
AFAIK the Mozilla folks have not had the same complaints about Linux graphics drivers, have they?
The solution is to avoid using the Google Chrome browser, unless you like being spied on all the time by Google. Load up Firefox with a completely fascist set of add ons and do your best to browse safely.
I deny that I have not avoided attaining the opposite of that which I do not want.
linux drivers suck for all 3
Don't tell Valve! You'll ruin there latest business model!
Seriously, I've used GPUs from all three manufacturers and found every Intel and nvidia hardware/driver combination I've tried to work well in Linux, and every AMD combination to be the opposite. I wish it were not so, but it is, in my experience.
I am literally 3000 tokens away from the chaotic crossbow --Stephen
Of course they could. They don't *want* to.
What they do want, is for Linux to be a little more BigCorp friendly so walled gardens are a little easier to build and maintain.
This, by itself, isn't much of campaign, but every little nudge counts.
Samsung took back my unlocked bootloader because Google wants me to rent movies. They're both evil.