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HDMI Forum is unwilling to disclose the 2.1 specification for open-source (Linux): according to AMD, they had submitted a functional, HDMI 2.1-compatible driver [for linux?], which the Forum rejected. (www.heise.de)

submitted 3 days ago by VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 77 points 3 days ago

AMD should remove the HDMI port from all of their GPUs as a nice F.U. to the HDMI forum. They shouldn't be paying the licensing fees if they are not allowed to make full use of the hardware.

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 3 days ago

That'd be suicide.

[-] sefra1@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For now, but DP and specially DP over USB-C is becoming gradually more popular for computer hardware, someone paying 400 euros for a GPU doesn't mind paying 10 bucks extra on an adapter if they have an HDMI monitor. But most monitors nowadays come with DP anyway.