Creative open-sources X-Fi driver

[directhex]

Short version: Creative's X-Fi driver for Linux was a year late, highly unstable, closed source, 64-bit only, and incompatible with most distros.

Now it's under GPL2, meaning people who suck less than Creative can make the drivers work

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...xfi_gift&num=1

[SiM]

So does it mean that guy who they were persecuting before can continue his work?

[directhex]

So does it mean that guy who they were persecuting before can continue his work?

The Windows driver is still as closed (and useless) as ever - but there might be useful info to be found in the linux driver's source

[shaithis]

I guess it makes sense when they couldn't even get the Vista drivers right after over 2 years.

With the source available, I fully expect to see an OSX driver as well soon, probably be more reliable then there windows driver as well

[dangel]

Damn, I thought it was for Windows. Bah.