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    Phoronix: Experimental DragonFlyBSD Code Adds Experimental Broadwell Graphics

    DragonFlyBSD developers continue porting over code from the Linux kernel's i915 DRM driver for supporting newer Intel graphics features on BSD. The latest work is for matching the DragonFlyBSD's ported Intel driver up through the code found in the Linux 3.14 kernel...

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  • #2
    Is the code GPL?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by phoronix View Post
      Phoronix: Experimental DragonFlyBSD Code Adds Experimental Broadwell Graphics[/URL]
      Redundant title is redundant?

      Originally posted by Alex Libman View Post
      Is the code GPL?
      Well, (if I'm reading it right) according to this, it is BSD

      Still, I don't know why you'd be mad. Are you using DragonFlyBSD? Does this effect you personally?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Alex Libman View Post
        Is the code GPL?
        Of course not.

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        • #5
          Isn't all of the graphics driver infrastructure under MIT and MIT variants?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Luke_Wolf View Post
            Isn't all of the graphics driver infrastructure under MIT and MIT variants?
            Xorg is. The KMS drivers can be GPL or BSD depending on the OS.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Alex Libman View Post
              Is the code GPL?
              Nope, it's MIT.
              https://github.com/torvalds/linux/bl...915/i915_irq.c

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