AMD's opensource lies exposed

[amphigory]

I WANT SOME! Is it only available in Germany? :-)

[amphigory]

Ah.

http://www.drama-light.de/

[pingufunkybeat]

So most of the software DOES NOT come from the FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION ?

No. Not by a long shot.

[pingufunkybeat]

The fact that most of the 'linux' operating system ( bash, glibc and so on ) is the work of the GNU project mean absolutely nothing to you?

No it isn't.

This doesn't mean that the FSF and the GNU project are not very important parts of the Linux ecosystem.

[bridgman]

No it isn't. This doesn't mean that the FSF and the GNU project are not very important parts of the Linux ecosystem.

Here's the problem :

calling the OS distribution "Linux" is wrong...
GNU/Linux is bit closer but still wrong...
GNU/Linux/X/DRI/Mesa is another bit closer but *still* wrong...
GNU/Linux/X/DRI/Mesa/Gnome/KDE/<50 other things> is starting to get close, but is also impractically long to type or say...

... so people just use the term "Linux" knowing it actually means "a whole lot of different software running on the Linux kernel" because that works and nobody has come up with a better name yet.

BTW I've read 37 pages of thread and haven't found any actual AMD opensource lies yet, did I miss something juicy ?

[glxextxexlg]

BTW I've read 37 pages of thread and haven't found any actual AMD opensource lies yet, did I miss something juicy ?

Here you are:

http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/enterprise-linux/amd-will-deliver-open-graphics-drivers/

http://www.osnews.com/story/17902/AMD_Will_Deliver_Open_Graphics_Drivers

[amphigory]

BTW I've read 37 pages of thread and haven't found any actual AMD opensource lies yet, did I miss something juicy ?

Only a picture of yourself in a leopard print thong, posing with a midget, a donkey, and some chick dressed as Little Bo Peep.
*Pause*

OK. I'm going to do another git pull and rebuild Mesa now.

[bridgman]

Here you are:

http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/enterprise-linux/amd-will-deliver-open-graphics-drivers/

http://www.osnews.com/story/17902/AM...aphics_Drivers

I'm not getting the "lies" part though. The OSNews link even has this on the same page :

http://www.osnews.com/story/24222/AMD_Releases_Radeon_HD_6000_Series_Open_Source_Support

It links back to Phoronix, of course, but still looking for what you consider to be a lie.

[not.sure]

squeeze is coming:

http://identi.ca/debian

(has AMD OSS drivers!)

[bridgman]

Only a picture of yourself in a leopard print thong, posing with a midget, a donkey, and some chick dressed as Little Bo Peep.
*Pause*

Oh geez, not that picture again

The midget and the donkey were added after the picture was taken. If you look closely the shadows are wrong.