[Rant] osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 12-Jun-2002 00:21 GMT by sutro | 169 comments View flat View list |
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Posted by [JC] on 12-Jun-2002 13:23 GMT | Right, for all you lot wittering on about hardware, lemme pose this question to you.
How many different types of chipset are there on the PC ? Loads, over 15 at least. How many for PPC ? About 2 or 3.
Furthermore, the OpenFirmware BIOS is a LOT better at catering for all different kinds of hardware than the PC BIOS is. Yet still Windows manages to support them all, even without customised drivers from the manufacturer. And no, it doesn't come with drivers for every chipset by default.
What I say is this - Hyperion should write AmigaOS so the board level stuff such as controlling the northbridge/southbridge are done by drivers that can be easily changed at boot time. They can put out drivers for AmigaONE, and then release a DDK (driver development kit) telling others how to write for thier boards.
If they're concerned about quality control, they can set up some kind of system whereby a board/drivers get certified. Only certified boards can advertise themselves as being Amiga Compatible, but uncertified boards are allowed to run AmigaOS, just without warranty/support should it be unreliable.
As for graphics drivers, well again, what's wrong with supporting a few, like Matrox and ATi, and then letting others cover the rest ? Let's face it, its not as if they have to support things like S3 Virge's and SiS 6326's because none of them come in OpenFirmware form. |
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