Thread: The N800 has a 3D accelerator, right?
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Originally Posted by jaem View Post
Diablo is already finished with, and Chinook more so. If I'm understanding Quim correctly, what he's saying is that the timing was right for this to be released to the Mer project, since 3D in Mer as a "Fremantle Community Edition" (emphasis) adds value to the older products (N8x0) in light of the new release, as opposed to just releasing the driver independently because people wanted it. Correct me if I'm wrong, Quim
I -think- what he's saying is basically that the climate has changed now - previously there was huge business value in 3d drivers for OMAP2. Hence, they weren't that easily made open source because, well, TI and co probably wanted to make money by giving companies access for a price to those drivers (makes sense from business point of view)

Times have changed - OMAP3 and OMAP4(?) are now the flagship chipsets - there's no direct business model in demanding money for access to OMAP2 3d chipset.
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