The Phoronix guys have posted a very in-depth look at the state of AMD/ATi & their Linux driver development. Many have hoped that AMD's involvement with ATi's Linux driver development would mean some level of opening the source code, or, at least some performance improvements.

"In this article we will be exposing what truly consists of the ATI/AMD driver development cycle and ultimately what they are really doing to improve their image in the Linux community. We have been granted unprecedented access to share with you their once unknown driver development model."