Re: nVidia stuff again

[Helge Hafting]

Dave Airlie wrote:

> The main reasons they don't like open source is from where I'm
> standing, their IP lawyers and probably not being able to do sneaky
> hacks in the driver because people can see them..
>
>  
Well . . . if *that* is a reason for disliking open source then the 
problem is solved.
We don't really need the source for their driver with the sneaky hacks 
exposed.
They could keep a proprietary driver with nasty hacks, and release a 
simplified
one (basically the same code with those hacks removed) along with the 
specs. 
Open source developers can then add their own hacks if need be.

Helge Hafting
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