From: James Simmons <jsimmons@edgeglobal.com>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:24:34 -0500 (EST)

Re: Glide 3 sources released!

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Joseph Carter wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 11:51:54PM -0800, Jon M. Taylor wrote:
> > 	3Dfx has released the sources for the version of Glide 3 which
> > runs as a part of an X/Glide/Mesa/DRI assemblage.  There should be a lot
> > of info in those sources that can be used in the KGI driver....
> 
> Yeah, this is really cool (especially since I have a voodoo3)
> 
> I'm hoping to talk 3dfx into releasing source for stuff to use on the
> older voodoo graphic/rush/2 cards, but I just got a message from Andrew
> Fear at 3dfx telling me about it (I already knew--hadn't had time to email
> him about it yet though) so it may be a day or two before I know what they
> can do, and probably longer before they actually do it.

The question is will they do the same with the upcoming voodoo 4 and 5
cards (These cards have 128 Meg on board). How will linux support be?  

> Within the last month alone we've seen Creative Labs come forward with
> source for SBLive! cards (which BTW it sounds like they're starting to
> come together nicely--I can't wait to get mine) and now 3dfx too...  These
> were two of the most visible holdouts as far as opening source or specs
> for their hardware went, so I'm very much pleased to see them both doing
> an apparent 180 on the whole open source issue.  Good for them.  =>

Well when you see other companies cards being fully supported on linux and
in news groups people saying hey get a matrox card because the nivida glx
driver suck kind of changes their minds. I bet in two years all companies
will release their specs.