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How do Intel and AMD manage to make their own drivers mostly open-source, then?
by jgome 8y ago
How do Intel and AMD manage to make their own drivers mostly open-source, then?
- kikoreis 8y agoHaving spent a few years focused on this (and other semiconductor enablement-related problems) my guess is they have evaluated their own patent portfolios and the risk of their implementations triggering a war, and have concluded it was worth doing. Note that Intel's GPUs are relatively simple, so AMD would seem to be bolder here, but I haven't dug into the detail to see how they have limited their exposure. I find Intel is pretty solid about open sourcing everything they provide for Linux that runs on the host — it's a pity they haven't applied the same policy to the ME.
- broknbottle 8y agopatents and cross licensing agreements https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/intel_and_nvidia_settle_patent_dispute_with_6_year_1_5b_deal https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/intel_and_nvidia_...