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adestefan on Sept 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Intel says Clover Trail will not work with Linux

Hasn't this been known for about 6 months now? Clover Trail isn't an Intel part, it's a PowerVR core licensed from Imagination. Intel doesn't have the rights to release the specs on PowerVR and Imagination has never wanted an open source implementation, even if Intel writes it.

mbell on Sept 14, 2012 | [–]

> Clover Trail isn't an Intel part

I think what you mean to say is that the GPU is licensed IP. The design of the CPU and production of the SoC is being done by Intel.

krakensden on Sept 14, 2012 | [–]

Ah yes- Poulsbo!

I believe there is some rudimentary support for that in the kernel now, so Linux may work on it [just with no 3d acceleration] anyway.

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