Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270912AbUJVJxp (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 05:53:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270914AbUJVJxp (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 05:53:45 -0400 Received: from imag.imag.fr ([129.88.30.1]:15771 "EHLO imag.imag.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270912AbUJVJxm (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 05:53:42 -0400 Subject: Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable? From: Raphael Jacquot To: David Lang Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: <4176E08B.2050706@techsource.com> <4177CBD5.2030003@techsource.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:53:30 +0200 Message-Id: <1098438810.7017.66.camel@raph.imag.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.1 (2.0.1-4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.4 (imag.imag.fr [129.88.30.1]); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:53:36 +0200 (CEST) X-IMAG-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-IMAG-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1036 Lines: 26 On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 10:25 -0700, David Lang wrote: > > Tim, in this case you are not just testing the openess idea, you are also > testing the low-volume, high-cost, but flexible idea. and that idea has > never had a large market > > you are in something of a catch-22 here. due to the risk you can only do > things with a relativly small initial investment, but with a larger > initial investment you could make much cheaper (and therefor much more > popular) cards. where's a billionare looking to Do Good Things (TM) when > you need one ;-) > > David Lang > countering your argument, www.digium.com is doing just that, low volume telephony cards. granted, the economics is different, as their price-point is 10% of the big player's price points, but the concept is similar. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/