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Actually, there are not in fact complete specifications for AMD hardware, only bits and pieces. Also, writing drivers is hard and the open source ones were wri
by lucian1900 15y ago
Actually, there are not in fact complete specifications for AMD hardware, only bits and pieces.
Also, writing drivers is hard and the open source ones were written from scratch. They're pretty good for (low) amount of effort put into it.
- binarycrusader 15y agoActually, there are in fact complete specifications from AMD for the 3D aspects of the hardware: http://developer.amd.com/documentation/guides/pages/default.aspx#open_gpu Yes, they omit parts that are covered by macrovision copy-protection and the like, but those are not necessary for full 3D support. That is why I qualified my earlier statement. The real reason is as you pointed out, writing drivers is hard and the skillset is scarce. I just wanted to point out that most people believe the myth that full specifications == instant, great open source drivers.