Re: [GATOS]How are different ATI drivers related ?

Peter Surda <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.xfree86.expert
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 02:34:28PM +0100, David Balazic wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> As a future ATI Radeon 8500 owner :-) I wonder about the different
> available drivers :
> 
>  - xfree86
Default opensource driver version targetted for basic use.

>  - dri
They concentrate on enhancing 3d funcionality.

>  - gatos
They (we <g>) concentrate on enhancing multimedia functionality.

>  - ati.com
They do whatever they want.
 
> How are they related ?
Between xf86, dri and gatos code is often merged, so that enhancements from
dri and gatos find their way to main xf86 eventually.

> Is there any overlap in functionality/features ? Code ?
Yes, most of xf86/dri/gatos code is shared, but dri/gatos often offer more
funcionality.

> How about ATI.com ? Binary only ?
AFAIK yes.

> david balazic
Bye,

Peter Surda (Shurdeek) <[email protected]>, ICQ 10236103, +436505122023

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