On Thursday 03 April 2008, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:48 AM, Luke -Jr [email protected] wrote:
Avoid nVidia unless you agree with all of these statements:
- Don't care that this combination is illegal.
Never heard that one before.
I'll cite Greg on this one...
"I've had the misfortune of talking to a lot of different IP lawyers over the years about this topic, and every one that I've talked to all agree that there is no way that anyone can create a Linux kernel module, today, that can be closed source. It just violates the GPL due to fun things like derivative works and linking and other stuff."
* http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/ols_2006_keynote.html
- Don't care that your OS is not supported by Linux/DRI/X.org
developers.
In all fairness, I don't assume support from anyone if I don't pay for it.
Makes sense, but I mean that you're not at all likely to actually get anyone who knows the code to help you. Eg, bugzilla WONTFIX instead of some other resolution.
Well, ATI has always sucked for me, even on Windows. Nvidia always worked. I hate the situation, but that's how it is. Intel is a good place to be in terms of video cards.
I don't use Windows. ATi has always worked for me, but I do my research before buying.
That said, as soon as AMD/ATI comes fully with their promise of open drivers, I'm jumping ship right away.
AMD has already released specs and is funding Novell (IIRC) to write the new drivers.