RasPi graphics drivers now open source

[Brad Luyster]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2221

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Raspberry-Pi-opens-its-ARM-graphics-code-1735262.html

So, this is a big move.  Some of you might remember me grousing about the incredibly closed-off nature of the RasPi's video stack.  This is actually a pretty big step: it takes the RasPi from slightly worse than most embedded vendors to slightly better, and sets a precedent. Unfortunately, the stack isn't entirely open-source, since there's still a big binary firmware blob that you have to load onto the chip at startup, but now I might have to more seriously pursue the acquisition of a raspi.