HDMI Forum to AMD: no, you are not allowed to implement v2.1 as open source

[hardworkingnewbie]

The HDMI Forum, the body which creates, regulates and licenses that well established port, told AMD that they are not allowed to make an open source driver using version 2.1 of that standard.

As consequence this means that people using open source drivers for GPUs of any kind with HDMI will not have the same set of resolutions and frame rate available as Windows, instead they will have to use the proprietary ones under Linux/FreeBSD if available. Open source drivers therefore will only offer an inferior subset of what Windows can do.

Displayport on the other hand is not limiting access to similar resolutions/frame rates that for open source drivers of any kind.

HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver

Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.

arstechnica.com

 

[cracauer@]

Seems like a good backlash is underway. Maybe it helps.

 

[Crivens]

Yes. All my laptops I need to connect use DP. One docking station. The rest is headless, in need VGA is good enough there. So yes, I'll make some popcorn. Who wants some?

 

[Jose]

Thanks for posting this. Will inform my future buying decisions.