[lug] 3dfx graphics technology

[Jeffrey B. Siegal]

Jeff Howell wrote:
> It's not really Nvidia's fault the drivers aren't open. They have
> repeatedly said that the would like to open the drivers. But unfortunately,
> there is Intellectual Property from other vendors (SGI's 'official' OpenGL
> Code among others)

SGI's OpenGL code is largely open source now.  The parts that aren't
open source are quite small and easily replacable.  If they really
wanted to open source their drivers, SGI's code would not be an
obstacle.

I can't speak to the "others."