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

[Lauri Kasanen]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:59:47 +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?

It was you who brought up GPU blobs; and Mali only needs blobs for 3d, 2d is open, no?

(Rpi situation is of course worse, because the GPU boots there.)

- Lauri