Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 08 Jan 2003 11:00:19 -0500 | From | Mark Hounschell <> | Subject | Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? |
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Jesse Pollard wrote:
> > > > > > > > Aren't nvidias' chipsets really owned by SGI. It think there is some > > > > deal nvidia has with SGI that prohibits nvidia from opening up their > > > > driver and chip set info. It's looking like SGI might be gone soon. > > > > Maybe if they disappear, nvidia can do what they want??? > > > > > > Think they sold it to Microsoft.... > > > > I think what they sold to MS was some part of "OPENGL" software not > > anything hardware > > related. > > That part I'm sure of. But part of what was sold is the interface to the > "OPENGL" software, and that is part of what is implemented by the > nvidia chips. So, by a tenuous extension, the chips interface may be > owned by M$.
That's scary.....
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