GKH: The state of Linux drivers

[Patrick]

Very good blog posting regarding the current state of Linux drivers from Greg Kroah-Hartman:
http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/linux_dr ... ?seemore=y

[greggh]

It's great to read that the Linux Driver Project is doing so well. On a related note I came across this article about VIA starting a dedicated Linux community support site for their C7 CPUs and chipsets...

http://www.aselabs.com/singlenews.php?id=4532

It looks like VIA might finally get decent Linux video drivers developed for the C7 and get hardware video acceleration finally working under Linux...

As the first step in this initiative, VIA will open its official VIA Linux website at http://linux.via.com.tw this month. The site will initially host drivers, technical documentation, source code, and information regarding the VIA CN700, CX700/M, CN896 and the new VIA VX800 chipsets, with plans to add official forums and support for more products later on in the year.

Over the following months, VIA will work with the community to enable 2D, 3D and video playback acceleration to ensure the best possible Open Source experience on VIA Processor Platforms.