Subject: Re: Nvidia petition ..put it on the website
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org>
From: Mike M. Volokhov <mishka@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/14/2006 17:58:23
David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org> wrote:
> So... what is the scale of this project, and are there any
> intermediate steps that would potentially be worth funding?
> I dont have the time, but would also be willing to contribute
> to the bounty...
>
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Andrew Gillham wrote:
>
> >My $500 is still available as well. :)
> >http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-jobs/2003/05/07/0000.html
> >
> >-Andrew
> >
> >On 12/7/06, Thomas Bieg <tomsbsd04@tiscali.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>Peter Bex wrote:
> >>>I sure wouldn't have a problem with it if the drivers were available
> >>>only for slightly outdated models. At least my desktop wouldn't
> >>>be insanely sluggish because Mesa needs to use my (also outdated)
> >>>CPU to crunch the numbers instead.
[snip]
> >>
> >>I don't know what the showstoppers are here and I certainly can't do
> >>much about it myself, but if a bounty is all that's needed to get
> >>things going in /this/ direction I'd be happy to contribute.
So can we create the Wiki page where problem will be explained and
total ballance calculated? Say:
http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/DRI_Support_in_NetBSD
Also, that page can be linked into NetBSD Projects page at:
http://www.NetBSD.org/contrib/projects.html
--
Mishka