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Re: Open Source GPU Project (Free Graphics Card Design)

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Introducing the Open Graphics Project
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | One project that I've been following quite closely lately is a
> | project started by chip-designer Timothy Miller, called the Open
> | Graphics Project. His goal, along with the rest of the project, known as
> | the "Open Graphics Foundation" is to make a 3D accelerated video card
> | which is fully documented, free-licensed, and open source.
> `----
>
> http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/introducing-the-open-graphics-project/
>
> There is already a chip design (CPU) from Sun which is GPL'd.

It'll have to support DX10 otherwise it will have very limited appeal.
Also must run in a Mac.

Will be interested to see if they make it though - I hope they succeed.
 More competition is always nice.

I think the major difficulties are going to be the actual chip
production - it costs quite a bit to manufacture a new chip...
especially on newer processes like .65nm.  Then there is the actual
video card manufacturing, etc.  Could be tough.


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