[Arm-netbook] http://lateral.netmanagers.com.ar/weblog/posts/the-raspberry-pi-suck s.html

[Gordan Bobic]

On 06/20/2012 12:13 PM, "Sztupák Sz. Zsolt" <mail at sztupy.hu>" wrote:
> 2012.06.20. 13:10 keltezéssel, Gordan Bobic írta:
>> On 06/20/2012 12:03 PM, "Sztupák Sz. Zsolt"<mail at sztupy.hu>" wrote:
>>> 2012.06.20. 12:59 keltezéssel, Gordan Bobic írta:
>>>> On 06/20/2012 11:25 AM, Lauri Kasanen wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:16:13 +0100
>>>>> Gordan Bobic<gordan at bobich.net>      wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If that is such a big issue (and it is certainly not a trivial issue),
>>>>>> then maybe pursuing an ARM solution is wrong in the first place and we
>>>>>> should be pursuing a solution based on Loongson MIPS, a-la Leemote
>>>>>> Yeeloong or similar.
>>>>> They haven't (yet?) made any graphics chips. The laptops use 2d-only chips from SMI, with open specs; the desktops use XGI chips, without open specs but with a RE-d open 2d driver IIRC.
>>>>>
>>>>> So no magic open 3d with Loongson either.
>>>> I have not yet heard a compelling argument for why 3D is actually
>>>> needed. A lightweight ARM laptop isn't going to be a gaming rig by any
>>>> length of imagination anyway. An ARM server isn't going to need graphics
>>>> of any description at all.
>>>>
>>>> Why the ongoing hang-up about 3D graphics? Seriously, what is the point?
>>>>
>>>> Gordan
>>>>
>>> OpenGL is also used for hardware acceleration for 2D graphics, so it is
>>> also usable for non-gaming apps. And the more HTML5-heavy sites there
>>> are the more hardware acceleration is needed for them.
>> Given the popularity and relative frequency of use, I'd be more
>> concerned about the lack of flash (as a nice little illustration that
>> closed/proprietary software is no less evil than lack of features
>> because the end result is the same).
>>
>> Gordan
>>
>>
> In this context Flash and HTML5 are the same: processing (CPU+GPU) power
> hungry, and (mainly) 2D stuff.

Do gnash and lightspark require OpenGL acceleration?

Gordan