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Released the next version of the free OpenGL implementation of freedesktop.org. Originally it was to have the number 8.1, but since the implementation for Intel now matches the OpenGL 3.1, it was decided to release a number 9.0.

Among other things:

• New drivers – NV30 (replaced nvfx) and Radeon SI;
• code Clover (OpenCL implementation for Gallium3D) now in the mainline;
• implementation of VDPAU Gallium3D marked as completed (acceleration implemented in shaders and limited MPEG-1 and MPEG-2);
• r600g now supports corresponds OpenGL 3.0 ;
• implemented the following extensions OpenGL3-4:
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The new version of the free OpenGL implementation of the freedesktop.org – Mesa 8.0. This version is declared unstable (development release), so that users who prefer stability, it is recommended to wait for version 8.0.1, or you can use the previous stable branch.

The main changes are:

• Implemented support for OpenGL 3.0/GLSL 1.30 for some drivers (Intel classic DRI for integrated graphics processors Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge; Radeon R600g Video ATI / AMD; Nouveau Gallium3D for video card series GeForce 400/500; softpipe rasterizer);

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Came the next release distribution Gears on Gallium, whose main objective is to provide live-system with the latest video drivers for video cards open AMD, nVidia and Intel.

Of the main changes in this release are:

• Go to the code base openSUSE 12.1.
• Choice between the mesa-gallium and mesa-classic now no video for AMD, nVidia – Driver gallium, for Intel – classic.
• Integrated version of DRM excl: DRM-next and drm-nouveau branches, with the possibility of their choice at startup. Though they may be unstable, but offer more features, for example, drm from drm-next and drm-nouveau unlike drm in the kernel 3.1.0 has many improvements for the card series and is already driving the Fermi card GeForce 520 GT, a card AMD Cayman Series and NI support for PCIe 2.0, which can give a good performance gain FPS .

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Gears on Gallium – distribution includes all the latest in open-source drivers for video card radeon, nvidia, intel.

Press releases are every 14-20 days, this release will be of particular interest to owners of video cards Radeon HD 69xx (Cayman), as should already be full support for 3d.
The main differences from the majority of distributions:

• Always the freshest libdrm, mesa, xorg-drivers-*, kernel.
• 3 versions of Mesa (c Classic, galliumnymi, c galiumnymi + llvm drivers)
• To test the performance of 3d boxes available games such as Openarena, Torcs, Extreme Tux Racer, Lugaru, a well as Mesa demos, kwin and compiz.

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