This is no doubt being pushed from all angles against powervr.
1) Intel GMA500 == powervr SGX535.
(major hate on intel over this...)
2) Samsung/Google Nexus S = powervr SGX535.
(also a whole lot more mobile phones.... but this is the closest to open source thus far...)
Imagine being powervr and licensing out your hardware to a whole bunch of organizations that mostly want open source. Not a lot they can do to hold it back.
Aside from the GPU, the other remaining closed blobs on the nS are the RIL, GPS, and some stupid orientation sensors. The RIL is the only thing that will definitely never be opened.
1) Intel GMA500 == powervr SGX535.
(major hate on intel over this...)
2) Samsung/Google Nexus S = powervr SGX535.
(also a whole lot more mobile phones.... but this is the closest to open source thus far...)
Imagine being powervr and licensing out your hardware to a whole bunch of organizations that mostly want open source. Not a lot they can do to hold it back.
Aside from the GPU, the other remaining closed blobs on the nS are the RIL, GPS, and some stupid orientation sensors. The RIL is the only thing that will definitely never be opened.
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