[Replicant] Free software driver for MALI GPUs?

[Josh Branning]

There is a linux driver that is under a different license

https://github.com/yuq/linux-lima

This is the one stated on the sunxi wiki.

As for mesa-lima, I don't know. If FAR 52.227-14 and DFAR252.227-7013 
are licenses then on the face of things they look very long and 
complicated. At the bottom, it notes that there may be export 
restrictions "as stated in the Software License agreement" which hints 
to there being even more legal stuff. I don't want to jump to 
conclusions, but I wouldn't be surprised if this software was non-free. 
It looks as if AMD own the rights, maybe someone could politely ask 
them, as it may be more complete than linux-lima (idk).

What I do know is that it would be nice having a free, fully-functioning 
Mali 3D graphics driver, as I own a few Mali devices myself.

Josh

On 25/02/18 20:50, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I saw the following link in a talk at LCA(Linux Conf Australia) about
> Amlogic SOC support in mainline linux: https://github.com/yuq/mesa-lima
> It's supposed to be a free software MALI driver.
>
> However its README.UVD states:
>> U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS: The Software is provided with
>> "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the
>> Government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in FAR
>> 52.227-14 and DFAR252.227-7013, et seq., or its successor.  Use of
>> the Software by the Government constitutes acknowledgement of AMD's
>> proprietary rights in them.
>
> I don't understand what that is, I'm unsure if it juste states what the
> law is in the USA, or is it part of the license? Here I'm assuming that
> README.UVD is the license, but I'm not sure of that either.
>
> Denis.
>
>
>
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