EOF of zulu, gfb and gfxp graphics support [PSARC/2008/666 FastTrack timeout 11/07/2008]

[Garrett D'Amore]

Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>   
>> 4) For some of these drivers (I know this is true for PGX32, but
>> probably also others), is it possible that the OpenSolaris community
>> could contribute support?  (In particular, for PGX32 I can imagine that
>> an Xorg based solution might work with very little extra effort. 
>>     
>
> But as noted by the TSI* package names for the PGX32 driver, the driver
> is provided by the OEM (TechSource), not Sun, so it's not ours to give
> away.   I believe that OEM provides Xorg drivers for other platforms/hardware,
> so is capable of providing an Xorg driver should they see the business need.
>
> (Remember PGX32 is the odd man out of the PGX series - all others were
>  simple ATI Rage devices using the Sun produced m64 drivers, but PGX32
>  was entirely different hardware and software.)
>
>   
Yes, I know that.   As I said, I think Xorg for PGX32 might be very 
doable, even by an external contributor.  gfb and zulu are "harder".  I 
don't know how much of the IP in each of these is entirely Sun's, and 
how much of it belongs to other 3rd parties such as 3DLabs.  Still, the 
more we can open source (or open up specifications for), the better, IMO.

But as already noted, since there are viable alternatives for these on 
all platforms, I'm far less concerned that I might otherwise have been.

    -- Garrett