Re: [xougen] Presentation, and i845GL

[Jonathan Walther]

On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 05:11:05PM +0200, Fernando ?lvarez-Ur?a wrote:
> Is, or will be, the Intel 850gl graphic chipset supported (i mean 
> support of graphic acceleration) by xouvert? Actually it is supported by 
> XFree86 4.3, but with some limitations, like the dual-head support, 
> which is completly missing.

Since Xouvert is using XFree86 4.3 as it's base, we will have the same
support as it to start off with.

> There are also drivers provided by intel, which has a restrictive 
> license. Will xouvert ship, if possible, propietary and/or restrictive 
> drivers whith its package, if possible?

We plan to set up a clear procedure so that it will be easy to package
proprietary drivers separately, and easy to install them for usage by
Xouvert, in pretty much the same way that the Linux kernel modules
system is done.

Jonathan

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