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If you don't have a compiler or documentation for the proprietary instruction set the GPU uses, what use is the source code to the binary blob that runs on it?
by MrRadar 15y ago
If you don't have a compiler or documentation for the proprietary instruction set the GPU uses, what use is the source code to the binary blob that runs on it?
- srl 15y agoThe fewer unknowns there are in a system, the more easily the rest can be reverse engineered.
- MostAwesomeDude 15y agoThat didn't stop nouveau, or r300 (which I was a part of). Given sufficient interest and time, it'll eventually get reverse-engineered, but I wish we had documentation or code, which speeds up the process greatly.
- regularfry 15y agoIt's just possible you're underestimating the capability of a hundred thousand ten-year-olds with curiosity, spare time, and the potential for bragging rights. At least, I hope so :-)