[Mesa-dev] Guidance in dwelling in the world of GPU driver development.

[Leander Bessa Beernaert]

Thanks!

Not sure yet what I'll be working on yet, but I'll be sure to look into
nouveau.

Would it be possible for me to go about and work on OpenGL features which
are beyond the capabilities of my GPU?


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Ilia Mirkin <imirkin at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Leander Bessa Beernaert
> <leanderbb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > I'm interested in dwelling deeper in the world of GPU driver development
>  in
> > my spare time. Since I'm a fan of OpenSource, Mesa3D sounded like a good
> > place to start :).
> >
> > I have some experience using OpenGL from a programmers perspective, but
> > would like to know more about the gritty details hiding behind an
> > implementation.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone could give me some guidance as to where to
> start
> > (aside from the content posted on the main page)?
> >
> > I am currently using a Macbook Pro (nvidia 9400m and nvidia 9600m GT)
> with
> > Ubuntu 13.10 alongside OS X. Is this machine enough to start poking
> around
> > any of the current projects or should I wait and get a more recent OpenGL
> > 4.3 capable machine?
>
> If you're looking to specifically contribute to nouveau (nvidia
> open-source drivers), you should take a look at
> https://trello.com/b/ZudRDiTL/nouveau for some things we've identified
> as todo's, and also join us in #nouveau on irc.freenode.net (the
> channel can be quiet at times, so if no one's there, don't despair :)
> ).
>
>   -ilia
>
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