AMD's 2016 Linux driver plans (AnandTech)
AnandTech reports
on AMD's plans for Linux graphics driver support. In short: more open
code, but some proprietary components will remain. "The significant
change here is that by having the RTG closed source driver based around the
open source driver, the company is now only maintaining a single code base,
is pushing as much as possible into open source, and that the open source
driver is receiving these features far sooner than it was previously. This
greatly improves the quality of life for open source driver users, but it’s
also reciprocal for RTG: it’s a lot easier to keep up to date with Linux
kernel changes with an open source kernel mode driver than a closed source
driver, and quickly integrate improvements submitted by other
developers."