Hello !
Alright so I'm writing this topic because there is a question that I am unable to answer.
Why does amd make efforts to develop an open-source driver - pay developpers, release documentation - while they are doing the same for their closed-source driver ?
A more general question : why don't graphics vendors publish their binary drivers source ?
What's the interest in spending money to re-develop a driver in open-source, since they have a closed-source one working pretty well ? (note that the debate is not about how the binary drivers are performing/working). If they wanna go open source, then simply release their binary drivers...
It's like if they were doing "here, take some documentation, and we're hiring developpers too. To do what ? Oh, reinvente our driver, but make it open source".
If someone could enlighten me, because I really don't get this whole situation..
Alright so I'm writing this topic because there is a question that I am unable to answer.
Why does amd make efforts to develop an open-source driver - pay developpers, release documentation - while they are doing the same for their closed-source driver ?
A more general question : why don't graphics vendors publish their binary drivers source ?
What's the interest in spending money to re-develop a driver in open-source, since they have a closed-source one working pretty well ? (note that the debate is not about how the binary drivers are performing/working). If they wanna go open source, then simply release their binary drivers...
It's like if they were doing "here, take some documentation, and we're hiring developpers too. To do what ? Oh, reinvente our driver, but make it open source".
If someone could enlighten me, because I really don't get this whole situation..
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