Re:Maybe it’s time to talk about a new Linux Display Driver ...
by slgeorge on Sunday September 06, 2015 @05:16PM
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I think you're trying to say that:
a. Graphics requires software and hardware to be integrated
b. Open Source communities don't work where you are driving designs in software and hardware - they are uncoordinated
I can't comment on (a). In terms of (b) you might be right for the idea of "hackers at night" open source. But, a lot of open source is 'professional', so a graphics company could solve this by:
1. Graphics companies provide hardware and information under NDA to specific Open Source developers.
That gets you enablement but not necessarily a "design" as you can't direct their work.
2. The hardware companies hire Open Source developers.
That way you have either all, or a big chunk of a specific area of the developers. As employees they will work together on the companies priorities.
3. The hardware companies set-up a foundation.
Then the foundation co-ordinates and works on the priorities of the members. There are sub-groups of the Linux Foundation that work like this - for ARM Linaro is an example.
There's a meta-comment that talks about the economics of this area - that's a more significant challenge than the organisational ones.
a. Graphics requires software and hardware to be integrated
b. Open Source communities don't work where you are driving designs in software and hardware - they are uncoordinated
I can't comment on (a). In terms of (b) you might be right for the idea of "hackers at night" open source. But, a lot of open source is 'professional', so a graphics company could solve this by:
1. Graphics companies provide hardware and information under NDA to specific Open Source developers. That gets you enablement but not necessarily a "design" as you can't direct their work.
2. The hardware companies hire Open Source developers. That way you have either all, or a big chunk of a specific area of the developers. As employees they will work together on the companies priorities.
3. The hardware companies set-up a foundation. Then the foundation co-ordinates and works on the priorities of the members. There are sub-groups of the Linux Foundation that work like this - for ARM Linaro is an example.
There's a meta-comment that talks about the economics of this area - that's a more significant challenge than the organisational ones.