[Openchrome-users] VIA Announces Open Source Driver Initiative

[Xavier Bachelot]

Felipe Reyes wrote:
> hi,
> 
> El mar, 08-04-2008 a las 22:49 +0000, Mart?n Carr escribi?:
>> I am sure you have read this:
>> http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/08/04/08/202227.shtml
> [snip]
> 
> yeah!, I'm almost happy, because k8m800 chipset will have no support (i
> hope that will be added in the near future), i think that the openchrome
> dev team have done an amazing job, so if via will work _with_ the
> community this driver will grow up faster, especially if the
> mesa/dri/drm stack gets a unichrome mantainer.
> 
> Xavier, what do you think about this announcement?, because you said in
> some mail the incapacity of work with the community (like release .rar
> files)
> 
Making an announcement is one thing, working with the community and by the 
community rules, especially given their past history, is another. It's not the 
first time VIA make such an announcement. Afaik, they did not contact anyone 
from the X community before making it. That said, I'll give them the benefit of 
the doubt, but I'll trust them when I see some facts, not some marketing hot 
air. I certainly want to believe this time will be the good one, but talk is 
cheap...

Regards,
Xavier