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Radeon Software For Linux Dropping AMD's Proprietary OpenGL/Vulkan Drivers
With how well the open-source and upstream AMD Radeon Linux graphics driver stack is these days between the mainline Linux kernel and Mesa, the Radeon Software for Linux packaged driver releases are not usually notable these days on Phoronix..
But the next Radeon Software for Linux packaged driver release is set to introduce a big change. That update itself really isn't too excited for enthusiasts/gamers given the above explanation, but a Phoronix reader pointed out an interesting nugget within the release notes: the proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan driver components are going away. Mesa RADV has long been the "community" Radeon Vulkan driver developed by Red Hat, Google, Valve, and others.
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