AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
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AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
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Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#2> A significant negotiation took place late last year on Valve's side. Given its use of AMD hardware and experience, Valve attempted to engage with the HDMI Forum leadership to gain approval for the open-source implementation. ... Valve's SteamOS uses open-source AMD GPU driver components because the Steam Machine runs on an AMD RDNA 3 GPU, and the company's negotiations seem to have done their part.
Gaben be praised!
Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#3> A significant negotiation took place late last year on Valve's side. Given its use of AMD hardware and experience, Valve attempted to engage with the HDMI Forum leadership to gain approval for the open-source implementation. ... Valve's SteamOS uses open-source AMD GPU driver components because the Steam Machine runs on an AMD RDNA 3 GPU, and the company's negotiations seem to have done their part. Gaben be praised…
amazing how much valve has advanced consumer readiness of linux.
Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#4> A significant negotiation took place late last year on Valve's side. Given its use of AMD hardware and experience, Valve attempted to engage with the HDMI Forum leadership to gain approval for the open-source implementation. ... Valve's SteamOS uses open-source AMD GPU driver components because the Steam Machine runs on an AMD RDNA 3 GPU, and the company's negotiations seem to have done their part. Gaben be praised…
A lot can be said about the proprietary and closed nature of Steam. But for a while, and even more in recent year, Valve has truly contributed in a good faith manner to free softwares and the linux community. Sure, it's to serve they own interest in selling Steam-branded hardware, but they probably could have gone the easier route that a lot of vendor ends up to where they contribute the minimum and keep a lot of things proprietary (making things like hdmi 2.1 support easier).
Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#5Isn’t Linux even supporting HDCP antithetical to what it stands for?
Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#6Isn’t Linux even supporting HDCP antithetical to what it stands for?
Linux also supports secure boot and locking down your accounts. Open technology doesn't mean everybody can do everything.
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Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#8Story from May OP;
Related discussion on this and additional DSC support then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48105874
Re: AMD Readies Full Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux
#9Isn’t Linux even supporting HDCP antithetical to what it stands for?
some people want to implement this DRM support and some others want to use this support.
freedom in this scenario is more akin to "you are free to choose" above "you should pick one of the free choices".
some people will decide for paid products and some people will consume closed source "evil corporation" software.
... while it IS "anti ethical" to some of its founders, it should be an individual choice of each user, after all its my machine, and i don’t have to care about what Stallman/whatever says I should or shouldn’t do with my stuff, the same way they have their right to tell me to go fuck myself for my choices.