[Arm-netbook] uh-oh....

[Michelle Konzack]

Hello Gordan Bobic,

Am 2011-12-29 21:33:17, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
> Sure, but I'm talking about a tradeof between performance and openness. 
> Very few people have HD videos. Most people are more than happy to make 
> do with DVD quality, and 10in devices are typically at most 720p, 
> usually 1024x600.

For me it would be emough, if I get a  fast  2D  GPU  which  can  handel
1600x1200/16M on a 19-20" TFT Display for my (industrial)  PanelPC.   Of
course, it must be supported by X.org.

However, it should be a LowPower GPU

> So arguably, what can be done in software is fine for the vast majority 
> of users.

Right

> The point I'm getting at is - what happens when the manufacturer decided 
> they cannot be bothered to support a particular Xorg ABI any more, or 
> they cannot be bothered to update the driver to work with the new Xorg? 

Yeah!  I think about this problem since some time...

>  From that point of view, a fully open and supportable crap GPU starts 
> to look appealing, since at least you get basic 2D accelerated 
> primitives you can use - with a closed GPU you get just a dumb frame 
> buffer device. Whether the difference is signifficant enough to matter, 
> I don't know.

The question is, in which case do you need a full powered 3D engine?

My PanelPC is considered as Industrial/Lab/Office PC  and  not  resource
hungry consumer suff.

> Gordan

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack

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