[Arm-netbook] Any ARM SoC has Open-Source access to hardware video decoder ?

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On 01/07/2012 18:10, Tsvetan Usunov - OLIMEX Ltd wrote:
> very interesting similar situation with Nvidia:
>
> they ignore the request to open their drivers nor to provide info 
> which would help linux community to write these drivers for them, 
> which made Linus so angry he show them middle finger 
> http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/18/linus-torvalds-nvidia-linux/
>
> the response of Nvidia was somethig like: we don't care, our Linux 
> sales are too small to carry about your request for drivers
>
> but now few weeks later I read this:
>
> http://www.ubuntero.com.br/2012/06/nvidia-perde-venda-de-10-milhoes-de-gpus/ 
>
>
> so Nvidia lost sales of 10 millions GPUs just because they ignoring 
> Linux and GPL and their competitor AMD takes advantage by opening 
> their drivers
>
> I guess something like this is going to happen with ARM SoCs too, 
> there will be company like Freescale or TI which are going to support 
> open source of their GPUs
>
> the price of the silicon is about same from the different SoC 
> companies, so who offer better support will get more business
>
>
>
Direct link to the version in English: 
http://www.inquisitr.com/266116/nvidia-loses-10-million-gpu-order-over-awful-linux-support/, 
in the unlikely case :) some people don't speak Portuguese fluenty on 
the list (myself included)
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