Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable?

[David Lang]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Timothy Miller wrote:

> David Lang wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Timothy Miller wrote:
> >
> > since nobody has done this yet (for video cards anyeay) there is no proof 
> > one way or the other.
>
> Well, if Tech Source management decides that this project isn't worth the 
> effort, you'll have a small piece of circumstantial evidence that leans 
> toward "it's not viable".  I personally want to find a way to make it work.
>
> To the open source community, this is a golden opportunity to directly 
> influence the design of a piece of hardware which fits their ideals. For me 
> personally, this is a golden opportunity to work on a project from which I'll 
> derive an immense amount of enjoyment.  For both accounts, I'm desperate to 
> find a way to make it work.  :)

Tim, in this case you are not just testing the openess idea, you are also 
testing the low-volume, high-cost, but flexible idea. and that idea has 
never had a large market

you are in something of a catch-22 here. due to the risk you can only do 
things with a relativly small initial investment, but with a larger 
initial investment you could make much cheaper (and therefor much more 
popular) cards. where's a billionare looking to Do Good Things (TM) when 
you need one ;-)

David Lang

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