Bug#660983: Licensed Symbol Conflicts with Some Non-GPL Modules
On Friday 02 March 2012 15:38:05 Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > > Most of the discussion of the -rt seems to be amount
> > > > linux-audio-users and such. I am not in touch with NC or process
> > > > control but these will want it also. I believe that they would also
> > > > be involved with non-gpl software.
> > >
> > > Sorry to have veered so far off-topic. I believe many -rt
> > > applications have programs in userspace talking to hardware (for
> > > example using a serial port).
> > > [...]
> > > > I like nouveau very much but unfortunately, there is no openGL in it.
> > >
> > > Depends on your card.
> > > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/MesaDrivers
> >
> > Looked this over, interesting, though I have never figured out how to do
> > anything explicitely involving the Gallium stuff.
> >
> > What is the status of Nouveau on Debian Sid and on Experimental for 3.1
> > and 3.2 kernels. Easy enough to try out but I have not had hardware 3D
> > in the past with 2.6 kernels.
>
> [...]
>
> My work desktop runs Fedora 16 and has GNOME Shell working with nouveau
> in Linux 3.2. So I would expect nouveau 3D acceleration to work
> properly in wheezy/sid as well. But it's possible that Fedora has some
> patches in this area.
My desktop runs beautifully with nouveau as well. The desktops do not really
need 3d-acceleration. Animation in games, some audio and control software may
well depend on it, however.
I should probably try nouveau again, simple and free to do so.
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