On the horizon: an open graphics card

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 20, 2006 8:27 PM EDT
NewsForge; By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
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Closed source drivers for video cards have been a vexing problem for free software enthusiasts for some time. Open source drivers for most video cards exist, but fail to take full advantage of the cards' ability, leaving users with a choice between free and high performance. The good news is that the Open Graphics Project (OGP) is making progress toward a completely open video card. The bad news is that it will still be a while before free software enthusiasts will be able to use a completely open video card.

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