Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
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Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.

I do not really have a body for this. I was not aware that this is a thing and still feel like this is bs, but maybe there is an actual explanation for HDMI Forum’s decision that I am missing.

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    8 hours ago

    This wouldn’t work to scale. If Valve paid to license the spec for the Linux kernel, it would have to pay for every person who downloaded the driver, which is far more than the amount of people who buy the Steam Cube.

    Unless of course you’re suggesting that the kernel driver for the new spec become closed source.

    • legion02@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 hours ago

      OK. Fine. Then it’s going to be reverse engineered and everyone will use it anyways and they’ll get nothing.