<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - blank screen on OpenChrome with VIA VE900" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106392#c30">Comment # 30</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - blank screen on OpenChrome with VIA VE900" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106392">bug 106392</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:kevinbrace@gmx.com" title="Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@gmx.com>"> Kevin Brace</a> <pre>P Touchman, I did not write most of OpenChrome DDX or DRM code. All I have focused on are display automatic detection and improving standby resume behavior for both DDX and DRM. Although it might seem less than perfect, I am particularly focused on improving the usability and reliability of OpenChrome. That being said, the latest version you used was a developmental version (i.e., Version 0.6.174), so it might contain issues. Typically, I do try to focus on fixes prior to the formal release version (i.e., Version 0.6) so that it is as stable as possible. Despite my best efforts, unfortunately things do break like OpenChrome DDX Version 0.5 breaking HP 2133 mini-note's WLAN (Version 0.6 fixed this bug.). If I were to comment on graphics device driver development, it is pretty hard to attract developers to do this for non-Big 3 x86 platform graphics devices (Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA). Nowadays, I think almost all Linux graphics device driver developers are employed (paid) developers. This is why very little development activities happen outside of Big 3 x86 platform graphics devices. Besides that, it is really difficult to get people to develop code for graphics devices older than 5 years (This is my observation.), in general. I was not too surprised that I got to present at XDC2017, although I was pretty much the only unpaid developer at the conference (some of the Nouveau developers work for RedHat). (In reply to ptouchman from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=106392#c27">comment #27</a>) > > After reading your presentation I can see that it's a pretty monumental task > to write video drivers. (A very interesting read, BTW) > > <a href="https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2017/brace_openchrome.pdf">https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2017/brace_openchrome.pdf</a></pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are on the CC list for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>