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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:44:23 -0500
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Subject: Re: [OT] Crazy idea:  Design open-source graphics chip
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M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:

> 
> Why PC?

Uh, the most common platform on which Linux is run?

Important point:  unless the sales volumes of this card exceed a certain 
point, the project is pointless.

The volumes in, say, the Sun market are so low that you'd can't get 
decent a console graphics card for under $300.

But the Sun/Solaris market doesn't care about open source.  So why bother?

> 
> 
>>>Another reason to drop VGA then - money.
>>
>>As soon as PC BIOS's don't require it, we can drop it.
> 
> 
> Linuxbios?
> 

Good point.  As soon as every PC is running it, then that'll be helpful.

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