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HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver (arstechnica.com)
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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Why is there a widely used protocol with no public specification available?

[–] MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Money.

Hollywood execs love their DRM.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, right, the illegal HDMI-splitters. 🤪🐦

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Not just widely used, but a monopoly. TVs don't come with any other ports and now they're restricting who can use this technology that has no other choice.

There needs to be an antitrust lawsuit against the HDMI forum IMO.