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[sandy8925]

Wow, that's interesting! I'm excited about the possibility of a phone with Intel GPU!

[sandy8925]

I don't think it will replace Pulseaudio, looks more like this is for video (and includes audio as well since the two are sometimes intertwined).

[sandy8925]

Looks like Google is planning for Fuchsia to replace Android (and maybe ChromeOS?) eventually, but not anytime soon - maybe after 5 years, when low end...

[sandy8925]

starshipeleven While only 2D acceleration would be used for some UI work like color fills, OpenGL ES is definitely needed for animations, and even for...

[sandy8925]

starshipeleven You are mistaken about Android and GPU rendering. Since Android 3.0, OpenGL ES is used to render almost all UI. Apps had to opt in with...

[sandy8925]

starshipeleven Well, 3D capability is very important for rendering the UI. Without it you're fucked, especially on weak hardware. Yes, CPU rendering...

[sandy8925]

There's this which makes me think this is actually feasible - https://www.collabora.com/news-and-b...-on-etnaviv-up...

[sandy8925]

Using Intel CPU/GPU seems to be the most feasible route. Although given that Collabora is working on open source drivers for the i.mx6 maybe this is feasible...