If I'm using a *BSD system, I could still use the GPL'd code to create a driver for the card, and use it, right? GPL'd code isn't allowed in the BSD distro, but that doesn't mean I can't add it on my own.
Also, as someone mentioned above, the drivers these are based on are GPL'd, so these must also be GPL'd.
I've found a couple ways to get XF8633 to mostly work, both stolen from the Linux on LX page (http://prof.casc.com/~justin/lx)
The best one is to trick the laptop into thinking it's using a crt by folding the lid down until it blanks, then changing to X. Don't know if it would work on other laptops, though.
It's still not fun -- I would kill for an xserver that would let me use different resolutions, full screen, and go in and out of save-to-disk mode with no problem; I've heard even XiG's server doesn't support that.
That, and sound. But I hear sound on the LX will be functional soon:)
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If I'm using a *BSD system, I could still use the GPL'd code to create a driver for the card, and use it, right? GPL'd code isn't allowed in the BSD distro, but that doesn't mean I can't add it on my own.
Also, as someone mentioned above, the drivers these are based on are GPL'd, so these must also be GPL'd.
Well, I've got that chipset on a NEC Versa LX....
:)
I've found a couple ways to get XF8633 to mostly work, both stolen from the Linux on LX page (http://prof.casc.com/~justin/lx)
The best one is to trick the laptop into thinking it's using a crt by folding the lid down until it blanks, then changing to X. Don't know if it would work on other laptops, though.
It's still not fun -- I would kill for an xserver that would let me use different resolutions, full screen, and go in and out of save-to-disk mode with no problem; I've heard even XiG's server doesn't support that.
That, and sound. But I hear sound on the LX will be functional soon
-Brian