Subject: Re: DRI [was: Re: more summer of code fun]
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: Tonnerre <tonnerre@thundrix.ch>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/25/2005 02:06:55
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Salut,
On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 08:02:59PM -0400, Michael wrote:
> > but I can't verify this, because if I knew about it, I would be
> > obliged to destroy my source code, so I don't have neither the
> > patent numbers nor the details.
>=20
> Wouldn't that affect Mesa more than the DRM stuff? I mean - DRM is not
> exactly an implementation of any 3D graphics engine, just the lowlevel
> foundation for one.=20
Well, DRM is part of the DRI, and as far as I can tell the DRI is affected.
It's hard to tell without knowing the actual patent if DRM is affected by
itself, but I would surely not want to exclude it just because it's basic
obvious code.
Tonnerre
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