Brace Computer Laboratory (BCL) blog writes primarily about the following computer / electronics related topics.

· Open source software development, with a particular emphasis on graphics stack development like DDX (Device Dependent X) and DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) device drivers for Unix like OSes (i.e., Linux and BSD)
· Electronics repair, particularly computer related
· Reviews about the computer hardware related to open source software development projects

For all practical purposes, BCL blog is Kevin Brace’s personal blog related to computer / electronics. As for myself, I am a self taught electronic hardware developer with specializations in external memory (DRAM) controller design and I/O subsystem (PCI and PCI Express) controller design. I am also quite experienced with Xilinx FPGA. I am fluent in Verilog HDL and VHDL based design (both RTL and verification, but prefer RTL).

I decided to start this blog to publicize my open source software development projects I work on, but also to raise funds to support my open source software development projects. I specialize in developing code for underserved (i.e., old and neglected) graphics devices. At this time, I primarily work on OpenChrome (community developed device driver stack for VIA Technologies integrated graphics). I maintain (testing and code release) and develop OpenChrome. I also plan to develop code for other underserved graphics devices in the near future as well.